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1 Samuel 27:1
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1 Samuel 27:1
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David Among the Philistines
27 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.”
1 Samuel 27:1
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1 Samuel 27:1
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27 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.
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1 Samuel 27:2
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1 Samuel 27:2
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2 So David and the six hundred men(A) with him left and went(B) over to Achish(C) son of Maok king of Gath.
1 Samuel 27:2
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1 Samuel 27:2
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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.
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1 Samuel 27:3
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1 Samuel 27:3
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3 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives:(A) Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
1 Samuel 27:3
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1 Samuel 27:3
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3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
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