1 Samuel 27:3

וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד עִם ־ אָכִישׁ בְּגַת הוּא וַאֲנָשָׁיו אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ דָּוִד וּשְׁתֵּי נָשָׁיו אֲחִינֹעַם הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִית וַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵֽשֶׁת ־ נָבָל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

In Context

2וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיַּעֲבֹר הוּא וְשֵׁשׁ ־ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ אֶל ־ אָכִישׁ בֶּן ־ מָעוֹךְ מֶלֶךְ גַּֽת ׃

4וַיֻּגַּד לְשָׁאוּל כִּֽי ־ בָרַח דָּוִד גַּת וְלֹֽא ־ יוסף עוֹד לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ ׃ ס

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:3וְשֵׁם הָאִישׁ נָבָל וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲבִגָיִל וְהָאִשָּׁה טֽוֹבַת ־ שֶׂכֶל וִיפַת תֹּאַר וְהָאִישׁ קָשֶׁה וְרַע מַעֲלָלִים וְהוּא כלבו ׃

1 Samuel 25:42וַתְּמַהֵר וַתָּקָם אֲבִיגַיִל וַתִּרְכַּב עַֽל ־ הַחֲמוֹר וְחָמֵשׁ נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הַהֹלְכוֹת לְרַגְלָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי מַלְאֲכֵי דָוִד וַתְּהִי ־ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה ׃

1 Samuel 30:3וַיָּבֹא דָוִד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו אֶל ־ הָעִיר וְהִנֵּה שְׂרוּפָה בָּאֵשׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶם נִשְׁבּֽוּ ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:2-8

David Returns to Gath. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man… Read the whole commentary →

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