1 Samuel 21:10

Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

In Context

9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you put to death in the valley of Elah, is here folded in a cloth at the back of the ephod: take that, if you will, for there is no other sword here. And David said, there is no other sword like that; give it to me.

11And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:2And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.

1 Samuel 22:10And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

1 Kings 19:3And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;

Jeremiah 26:21And when his words came to the ears of Jehoiakim the king and all his men of war and his captains, the king would have put him to death; but Uriah, hearing of it, was full of fear and went in flight into Egypt:

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 21:2-10

David Obtains the Show-Bread; David Gets the Sword of Goliath. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore… Read the whole commentary →

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