1 Samuel 27:5

Then said David unto Achish—If, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there,—for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city, with thee?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

In Context

4And, when it was told Saul, that David had fled to Gath, he added no more, to seek him.

6So Achish gave him, on that day, Ziklag,—wherefore Ziklag hath pertained unto the kings of Judah, unto this day.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:34Then shall ye say—Men of cattle, have thy servants been from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,—To the end ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for an abomination to Egyptians, is every feeder of a flock,

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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