1 Samuel 27:4

4 When Saul heard that David had run away to Gath, he stopped looking for him.

1 Samuel 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath
Who very probably had his spies out to watch his motions, and report to him where he was, and what he was doing:

and he sought no more again for him;
by which it seems as if he would have sought after him again, had he continued in the land of Israel; but now being gone, and in an enemy's country, and having nothing to fear from him while there, he laid aside all thoughts of seeking after him.

1 Samuel 27:4 In-Context

2 So David and his six hundred men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 David, his men, and their families made their home in Gath with Achish. David had his two wives with him -- Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

4 When Saul heard that David had run away to Gath, he stopped looking for him.

5 Then David said to Achish, "If you are pleased with me, give me a place in one of the country towns where I can live. I don't need to live in the royal city with you."

6 That day Achish gave David the town of Ziklag, and Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.