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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] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () ἐν () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () αὐτοῦ () λέγων () Νῦν () προστεθήσομαι () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () μιᾷ () εἰς () χεῖρας () Σαουλ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () μοι () ἀγαθόν, () ἐὰν () μὴ () σωθῶ () εἰς () γῆν () ἀλλοφύλων () καὶ () ἀνῇ () Σαουλ () τοῦ () ζητεῖν () με () εἰς () πᾶν () ὅριον () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () σωθήσομαι () ἐκ () χειρὸς () αὐτοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () τετρακόσιοι () ἄνδρες () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () πρὸς () Αγχους υἱὸν () Αμμαχ βασιλέα () Γεθ.
[3] Καὶ () ἐκάθισεν () Δαυιδ () μετὰ () Αγχους ἐν () Γεθ, αὐτὸς () καὶ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () αὐτοῦ, () ἕκαστος () καὶ () ὁ () οἶκος () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () Δαυιδ () καὶ () ἀμφότεραι () αἱ () γυναῖκες () αὐτοῦ () Αχινααμ ἡ () Ιεζραηλῖτις καὶ () Αβιγαια ἡ () γυνὴ () Ναβαλ τοῦ () Καρμηλίου.
[4] Καὶ () ἀνηγγέλη () τῷ () Σαουλ () ὅτι () πέφευγεν () Δαυιδ () εἰς () Γεθ, καὶ () οὐ () προσέθετο () ἔτι () ζητεῖν () αὐτόν. ()
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () πρὸς () Αγχους Εἰ () δὴ () εὕρηκεν () ὁ () δοῦλός () σου () χάριν () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () σου, () δότωσαν () δή () μοι () τόπον () ἐν () μιᾷ () τῶν () πόλεων () τῶν () κατ’ () ἀγρὸν () καὶ () καθήσομαι () ἐκεῖ· () καὶ () ἵνα () τί () κάθηται () ὁ () δοῦλός () σου () ἐν () πόλει () βασιλευομένῃ () μετὰ () σοῦ; ()
[6] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () αὐτῷ () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () τὴν () Σεκελακ· διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐγενήθη () Σεκελακ τῷ () βασιλεῖ () τῆς () Ιουδαίας () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () ὁ () ἀριθμὸς () τῶν () ἡμερῶν, () ὧν () ἐκάθισεν () Δαυιδ () ἐν () ἀγρῷ () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων, () τέσσαρας () μῆνας. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἀνέβαινεν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐπετίθεντο () ἐπὶ () πάντα () τὸν () Γεσιρι καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () Αμαληκίτην· καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἡ () γῆ () κατῳκεῖτο () ἀπὸ () ἀνηκόντων () ἡ () ἀπὸ () Γελαμψουρ τετειχισμένων καὶ () ἕως () γῆς () Αἰγύπτου. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔτυπτε () τὴν () γῆν () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐζωογόνει () ἄνδρα () καὶ () γυναῖκα () καὶ () ἐλάμβανεν () ποίμνια () καὶ () βουκόλια καὶ () ὄνους () καὶ () καμήλους () καὶ () ἱματισμόν, () καὶ () ἀνέστρεψαν () καὶ () ἤρχοντο () πρὸς () Αγχους.
[10] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αγχους πρὸς () Δαυιδ () Ἐπὶ () τίνα () ἐπέθεσθε () σήμερον; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () πρὸς () Αγχους Κατὰ () νότον () τῆς () Ιουδαίας () καὶ () κατὰ () νότον () Ιεσμεγα καὶ () κατὰ () νότον () τοῦ () Κενεζι.
[11] Καὶ () ἄνδρα () καὶ () γυναῖκα () οὐκ () ἐζωογόνησεν () τοῦ () εἰσαγαγεῖν () εἰς () Γεθ λέγων () Μὴ () ἀναγγείλωσιν () εἰς () Γεθ καθ’ () ἡμῶν () λέγοντες () Τάδε () Δαυιδ () ποιεῖ. () Καὶ () τόδε () τὸ () δικαίωμα () αὐτοῦ () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας, () ἃς () ἐκάθητο () Δαυιδ () ἐν () ἀγρῷ () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἐπιστεύθη () Δαυιδ () ἐν () τῷ () Αγχους σφόδρα () λέγων () Ἤισχυνται () αἰσχυνόμενος () ἐν () τῷ () λαῷ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἔσται () μοι () δοῦλος () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.