1 And David 1732 said 559 in his heart 3820, I shall now perish 5595 one 259 day 3117 by the hand 3027 of Saul 7586: there is nothing better 2896 for me than that 3588 I should speedily 4422 escape 4422 into the land 776 of the Philistines 6430; and Saul 7586 shall despair 2976 of me, to seek 1245 me any more in any coast 1366 of Israel 3478: so shall I escape 4422 out of his hand 3027.
2 And David 1732 arose 6965, and he passed over 5674 with the six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 that were with him unto Achish 397, the son 1121 of Maoch 4582, king 4428 of Gath 1661.
3 And David 1732 dwelt 3427 with Achish 397 at Gath 1661, he and his men 582, every man 376 with his household 1004, even David 1732 with his two 8147 wives 802, Ahinoam 293 the Jezreelitess 3159, and Abigail 26 the Carmelitess 3762, Nabal's 5037 wife 802.
4 And it was told 5046 Saul 7586 that David 1732 was fled 1272 to Gath 1661: and he sought 1245 no more again 3254 3254 for him.
5 And David 1732 said 559 unto Achish 397, If I have now found 4672 grace 2580 in thine eyes 5869, let them give 5414 me a place 4725 in some 259 town 5892 in the country 7704, that I may dwell 3427 there: for why should thy servant 5650 dwell 3427 in the royal 4467 city 5892 with thee?
6 Then Achish 397 gave 5414 him Ziklag 6860 that day 3117: wherefore Ziklag 6860 pertaineth unto the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 unto this day 3117.
7 And the time 4557 3117 that David 1732 dwelt 3427 in the country 7704 of the Philistines 6430 was a full year 3117 and four 702 months 2320.
8 And David 1732 and his men 582 went up 5927, and invaded 6584 the Geshurites 1651, and the Gezrites 1511, and the Amalekites 6003: for those 2007 nations were of old 5769 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, as thou goest 935 to Shur 7793, even unto the land 776 of Egypt 4714.
9 And David 1732 smote 5221 the land 776, and left neither man 376 nor woman 802 alive 2421, and took away 3947 the sheep 6629, and the oxen 1241, and the asses 2543, and the camels 1581, and the apparel 899, and returned 7725, and came 935 to Achish 397.
10 And Achish 397 said 559, Whither 408 have ye made a road 6584 to day 3117? And David 1732 said 559, Against the south 5045 of Judah 3063, and against the south 5045 of the Jerahmeelites 3397, and against the south 5045 of the Kenites 7017.
11 And David 1732 saved 2421 neither man 376 nor woman 802 alive 2421, to bring 935 tidings to Gath 1661, saying 559, Lest they should tell 5046 on us, saying 559, So did 6213 David 1732, and so will be his manner 4941 all the while 3117 he dwelleth 3427 in the country 7704 of the Philistines 6430.
12 And Achish 397 believed 539 David 1732, saying 559, He hath made his people 5971 Israel 3478 utterly 887 to abhor 887 him; therefore he shall be my servant 5650 for ever 5769.