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World English Bible

1 Samuel 27 (WEBP)

[1] David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.”
[2] David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
[3] David lived 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.
[4] Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped looking for him.
[5] David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
[6] Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
[7] The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
[8] David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those were the inhabitants of the land who were of old, on the way to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
[9] David struck the land, and saved no man or woman alive, and took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned, and came to Achish.
[10] Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”
[11] David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell about us, saying, ‘David did this, and this has been his way all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’”
[12] Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 27 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[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.
[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.
[4] And it was told () Saul that David was fled () to Gath: and he sought () no more again () () () for him.
[5] And David said () unto Achish, If I have now found () grace in thine eyes, let them give () me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell () there: for why should thy servant dwell () in the royal city with thee?
[6] Then Achish gave () him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
[7] And the time that David dwelt () in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
[8] And David and his men went up, () and invaded () the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants () of the land, as thou goest () to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
[9] And David smote () the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, () and took away () the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, () and came () to Achish.
[10] And Achish said, () Whither have ye made a road () to day? And David said, () Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
[11] And David saved () neither man nor woman alive, () to bring () tidings to Gath, saying, () Lest they should tell () on us, saying, () So did () David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth () in the country of the Philistines.
[12] And Achish believed () David, saying, () He hath made his people Israel utterly () to abhor () him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

1 Samuel 27:1 Heb. be consumed
1 Samuel 27:7a Heb. the number of days
1 Samuel 27:7b Heb. a year of days
1 Samuel 27:8 Or, Gerzites
1 Samuel 27:12 Heb. to stink

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 27 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν δαυιδ εν τη καρδια αυτου λεγων νυν προστεθησομαι εν ημερα μια εις χειρας σαουλ και ουκ εστιν μοι αγαθον εαν μη σωθω εις γην αλλοφυλων και ανη σαουλ του ζητειν με εις παν οριον ισραηλ και σωθησομαι εκ χειρος αυτου
[2] και ανεστη δαυιδ και οι τετρακοσιοι ανδρες μετ αυτου και επορευθη προς αγχους υιον αμμαχ βασιλεα γεθ
[3] και εκαθισεν δαυιδ μετα αγχους εν γεθ αυτος και οι ανδρες αυτου εκαστος και ο οικος αυτου και δαυιδ και αμφοτεραι αι γυναικες αυτου αχινααμ η ιεζραηλιτις και αβιγαια η γυνη ναβαλ του καρμηλιου
[4] και ανηγγελη τω σαουλ οτι πεφευγεν δαυιδ εις γεθ και ου προσεθετο ετι ζητειν αυτον
[5] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αγχους ει δη ευρηκεν ο δουλος σου χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου δοτωσαν δη μοι τοπον εν μια των πολεων των κατ αγρον και καθησομαι εκει και ινα τι καθηται ο δουλος σου εν πολει βασιλευομενη μετα σου
[6] και εδωκεν αυτω εν τη ημερα εκεινη την σεκελακ δια τουτο εγενηθη σεκελακ τω βασιλει της ιουδαιας εως της ημερας ταυτης
[7] και εγενηθη ο αριθμος των ημερων ων εκαθισεν δαυιδ εν αγρω των αλλοφυλων τεσσαρας μηνας
[8] και ανεβαινεν δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου και επετιθεντο επι παντα τον γεσιρι και επι τον αμαληκιτην και ιδου η γη κατωκειτο απο ανηκοντων η απο γελαμψουρ τετειχισμενων και εως γης αιγυπτου
[9] και ετυπτε την γην και ουκ εζωογονει ανδρα και γυναικα και ελαμβανεν ποιμνια και βουκολια και ονους και καμηλους και ιματισμον και ανεστρεψαν και ηρχοντο προς αγχους
[10] και ειπεν αγχους προς δαυιδ επι τινα επεθεσθε σημερον και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αγχους κατα νοτον της ιουδαιας και κατα νοτον ιεσμεγα και κατα νοτον του κενεζι
[11] και ανδρα και γυναικα ουκ εζωογονησεν του εισαγαγειν εις γεθ λεγων μη αναγγειλωσιν εις γεθ καθ ημων λεγοντες ταδε δαυιδ ποιει και τοδε το δικαιωμα αυτου πασας τας ημερας ας εκαθητο δαυιδ εν αγρω των αλλοφυλων
[12] και επιστευθη δαυιδ εν τω αγχους σφοδρα λεγων ησχυνται αισχυνομενος εν τω λαω αυτου εν ισραηλ και εσται μοι δουλος εις τον αιωνα

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.