1 Samuel 27:1
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
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In Context
2So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Cross References
Numbers 14:3Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”
1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 21:10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
1 Samuel 22:5Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
1 Samuel 25:30When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
1 Samuel 28:1Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:1
David was a man after God's own heart, and yet he had his faults, which are recorded, not for our imitation, but for our admonition; witness the story of this chapter, in which, though, I. We find, to his praise, that he prudently took care of his own safety and his family's ( ver. 2-4 ) and valiantly fought Israel's battles against the Canaanites ( ver. 8-9 ), yet, II. We find, to his dishonour, 1. That he began to despair of his deliverance, ver. 1 . 2. That he deserted his own country, and went to dwell in the… Read the whole commentary →