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1 Samuel 27:2
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So David set out with his six hundred men and went over to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Akhish the son of Ma`okh, king of Gat.
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David got up and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David and his six hundred men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.
So David and the six hundred men who were with him arose and crossed over to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David set out and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Dauid therefore arose, and he, and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went vnto Achish the sonne of Maoch King of Gath.
So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
David and his six hundred men went across the border to stay in Gath with King Achish the son of Maoch. His men brought their families with them. David brought his wife Ahinoam whose hometown was Jezreel, and he also brought his wife Abigail who had been married to Nabal from Carmel.
So David set out with his six hundred men and passed on to Akhish the son of Ma‘okh, king of Gat.
And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David and his 600 men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch. Achish was king of Gath.
So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maachah, king of Gath.
So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And David rose up and crossed over, he and six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
And he gat him vp, and wente ouer (with the sixe hundreth men that were with him) vnto Achis the sonne of Maoch kynge of Gath.
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And Dauid arose, and he and the sixe hundred men that were with him, went vnto Achis the sonne of Maoch, king of Gath.
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And Dauid arose, and hee passed ouer with the sixe hundred men that were with him, vnto Achish the sonne of Maoch king of Gath.
So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Anchus, son Ammach, king of Geth.
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And Dauid roos, and yede, he and sixe hundrid men with hym, to Achis, the sone of Maoth, kyng of Geth.
And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
So David got up and crossed over with his 600 men to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So David set out and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath.
And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him passed over, unto Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.
So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to A'chish the son of Ma'och, king of Gath.
So David left; he and his six hundred men went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath. They moved in and settled down in Gath, with Achish. Each man brought his household; David brought his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, widow of Nabal of Carmel. When Saul was told that David had escaped to Gath, he called off the hunt.
So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
David: This measure of David's, in uniting himself to the enemies of his God and people, was highly blameable; was calculated to alienate the affections of the Israelites; and led to equivocation, if not downright falsehood.
the six: 1 Samuel 25:13, 1 Samuel 30:8
Achish: 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Kings 2:40
Reciprocal: Judges 11:3 - vain men 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men 1 Kings 2:39 - Achish 2 Kings 12:17 - against Gath 1 Chronicles 12:1 - these are
Cross-References
When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
But David again vowed, "Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, 'Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.' As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death."
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover."
saying, "Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return-whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David arose,.... From the place where he was:
and he passed over; the borders of land of Canaan:
with the six hundred men that [were] with him; having neither lost any, nor had any added to him, since he was at Keilah, 1 Samuel 23:13;
unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath; whether this was the same Achish David was with before, 1 Samuel 21:10, is not certain; it seems as if he was not the same, since he is described as the son of Maoch, as if it was to distinguish him from him; though it is not improbable that he was the same person. Some think a that he is described not from his father, but from his mother, whose name was Maacha. The circumstances of David were now very much altered from what they were when he went to Gath before; then he went secretly, now openly; then as a person unknown, now as well known; then alone, now with six hundred men; then when discovered he was seized by the princes of Gath, and brought before the king, and was driven from his presence; but now he came either at the invitation of Achish, hearing how he had been treated by Saul, and thinking to attach him to his interest, and make him more and more the enemy of Saul, and so free himself from a very powerful one, and of whose wisdom and prudence, and military skill, and courage, and valour, he might hope to avail himself; or David sent an embassy to him, to treat with him about his coming into his country, and settlement in it, and terms to mutual satisfaction were agreed upon.
a Hieron. Trad. Heb, in 2 Reg. fol. 78. E.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 27:2. David arose, and he passed over - unto Achish — There is not one circumstance in this transaction that is not blameable. David joins the enemies of his God and of his country, acts a most inhuman part against the Geshurites and Amalekites, without even the pretense of a Divine authority; tells a most deliberate falsehood to Achish, his protector, relative to the people against whom he had perpetrated this cruel act; giving him to understand that he had been destroying the Israelites, his enemies. I undertake no defence of this conduct of David; it is all bad, all defenceless; God vindicates him not. The inspired penman tells what he did, but passes no eulogium upon his conduct; and it is false to say that, because these things are recorded, therefore they are approved. In all these transactions David was in no sense a man after God's own heart. Chandler attempts to vindicate all this conduct: those who can receive his saying, let them receive it.
