1 David said to himself: “I shall perish some day at the hand of Saul. I have no choice but to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up his continual search for me throughout the land of Israel, and I will be out of his reach.”

2 Accordingly, David departed with his six hundred soldiers and went over to Achish, son of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 David and his men lived in Gath with Achish; each one had his family, and David had his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.

1 Samuel 27:1-3, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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