1 And David says to his heart, “Now I am consumed by the hand of Saul one day; there is nothing better for me than that I diligently escape to the land of the Philistines, and Saul has been despairing of me—of seeking me anymore in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.”

2 And David rises, and passes over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;

1 Samuel 27:1-2, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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