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Achish

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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A'chish. (angry). A Philistine king of Gath, who in the title of the 34th Psalm, Psalms 34, is called Abimelech. David twice found a refuge with him when he fled from Saul. (B.C. 1061). On the first occasion he was alarmed for his safety, feigned madness, and was sent away.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Achish'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/achish.html. 1901.
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