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Contemporary English Version

1 Samuel 27:2

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gath;   Maachah;   Philistines;   Thompson Chain Reference - Achish;   Gath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Gittith;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Ittai;   Maachah;   Maoch;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Achish;   David;   Gittith;   Ittai;   Maoch;   Palestine;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Maoch;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   Maacah;   Maoch;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Maoch ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   Maachah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - It'ta-I;   Ma'och;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abimelech;   Achish;   Alliance;   Gath;   Maacah;   Maoch;   Philistines;   Zebah and Zalmunna;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Achish;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gath;   Maacah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So David set out with his six hundred men and went over to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
So David and his six hundred men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
New English Translation
So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.
Amplified Bible
So David and the six hundred men who were with him arose and crossed over to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Dauid therefore arose, and he, and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went vnto Achish the sonne of Maoch King of Gath.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
So David set out with his six hundred men and passed on to Akhish the son of Ma‘okh, king of Gat.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
So David and his 600 men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch. Achish was king of Gath.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Literal Translation
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
So David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid arose, and he and the sixe hundred men that were with him, went vnto Achis the sonne of Maoch, king of Gath.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Anchus, son Ammach, king of Geth.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid roos, and yede, he and sixe hundrid men with hym, to Achis, the sone of Maoth, kyng of Geth.
Young's Literal Translation
And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
New King James Version
Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
New Living Translation
So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
New Life Bible
So David got up and crossed over with his 600 men to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him passed over, unto Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
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.
THE MESSAGE
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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

1 but he thought to himself, "One of these days, Saul is going to kill me. The only way to escape from him is to go to Philistia. Then I'll be outside of Israel, and Saul will give up trying to catch me." 2David 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. 4 When Saul found out that David had run off to Gath, he stopped trying to catch him. 5 One day, David was talking with Achish and said, "If you are happy with me, then let me live in one of the towns in the countryside. I'm not important enough to live here with you in the royal city." 6 Achish gave David the town of Ziklag that same day, and Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since. 7 David was in Philistia for a year and four months.

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

Genesis 47:29
When Jacob knew he did not have long to live, he called in Joseph and said, "If you really love me, you must make a solemn promise not to bury me in Egypt.
Genesis 48:21
After that, Jacob said, "Joseph, you can see that I won't live much longer. But God will be with you and will lead you back to the land he promised our family long ago.
1 Samuel 20:3
"Jonathan, I swear it's true! But your father knows how much you like me, and he didn't want to break your heart. That's why he didn't tell you. I swear by the living Lord and by your own life that I'm only one step ahead of death."
Proverbs 27:1
Don't brag about tomorrow! Each day brings its own surprises.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.
Isaiah 38:1
About this time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. So I went in and told him, "The Lord says you won't ever get well. You are going to die, and so you had better start doing what needs to be done."
Isaiah 38:3
"Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, Lord . I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right." After this, he cried hard.
Mark 13:35
So be alert! You don't know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning.
James 4:14
What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.

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.


 
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