◄ 1 Samuel 27:7 ►
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Good News Translation
David lived in Philistia for sixteen months.

New Revised Standard Version
The length of time that David lived in the country of the Philistines was one year and four months.

Contemporary English Version
David was in Philistia for a year and four months.

New American Bible
In all, David lived a year and four months in Philistine territory.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.

the time [heb] the number of days

1 Samuel 29:3 And the princes of the Philistines said to Achis: What mean these Hebrews? And Achis said to the princes of the Philistines: Do you not know David who was the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, and hath been with me many days, or years, and I have found no fault in him, since the day that he fled over to me until this day?

Context
David and the Philistines
…6Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day. 7And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.8And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to the land of Egypt.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 29:3
And the princes of the Philistines said to Achis: What mean these Hebrews? And Achis said to the princes of the Philistines: Do you not know David who was the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, and hath been with me many days, or years, and I have found no fault in him, since the day that he fled over to me until this day?

1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 27:6
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