1 Samuel 27:2-6

New American Standard Bible

²So David set out and went over, he and ^(A)the six hundred men who were with him, to ^(B)Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. ³And David lived with Achish in Gath, he and his men, ^(C)each with his own household—David with ^(D)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s ^[a]widow. ⁴Now it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.

⁵Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, have them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, so that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?” ⁶So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore ^(E)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

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1 Samuel 27:2-6

New International Version

²So David and the six hundred men^(A) with him left and went^(B) over to Achish^(C) son of Maok king of Gath. ³David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives:^(D) Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal. ⁴When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

⁵Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

⁶So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag,^(E) and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.

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