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1 Samuel 27:1

Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB

1 And David said in his heart, In the end I shall be killed some day by the hand of Saul; <em>there is</em> nothing better for me than that I should escape once and for all into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more within the borders of Israel; so shall I escape out of his hand.

New International Version NIV

1 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”