Verse 1

1 Samuel 27:1

World English Bible

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1 David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל לִבּ֔/וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם אֶחָ֖ד בְּ/יַד שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין לִ֨/י ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט אֶל אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְ/נוֹאַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤/נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְ/בַקְשֵׁ֤/נִי עוֹד֙ בְּ/כָל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/נִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִ/יָּדֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And David said to himself, "Now I will escape one day into the land of the Philistines, and Saul will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand."

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Chapter 27 Context

1 David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for...

2 David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Mao... Focus ↗

3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his t... Focus ↗

4 Saul was told that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. Focus ↗

5 David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of th... Focus ↗

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. Focus ↗

7 The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four m... Focus ↗

8 David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those wer... Focus ↗

9 David struck the land, and saved no man or woman alive, and took away the sheep, the cattle, the don... Focus ↗

10 Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, aga... Focus ↗

11 David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell about... Focus ↗

12 Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he wil... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 27 (12 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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