1 Samuel 27:2

2 So David set out and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath.

1 Samuel 27:2 In-Context

1 David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand."
2 So David set out and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath.
3 David stayed with Achish at Gath, he and his troops, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow.
4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought for him.
5 Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your sight, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, so that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
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