| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand." | 1David said to himself, "One of these days I'll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I'll escape from him." |
| 2So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. | 2So David set out with his 600 men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. |
| 3And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow. | 3David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow. |
| 4Now it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him. | 4When it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him. |
| 5Then David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?" | 5Now David said to Achish, "If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?" |
| 6So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. | 6That day Achish gave Ziklag to him, and it still belongs to the kings of Judah today. |
| 7The number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months. | 7The time that David stayed in the Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months. |
| 8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. | 8David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. From ancient times they had been the inhabitants of the region through Shur as far as the land of Egypt. |
| 9David attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. | 9Whenever David attacked the land, he did not leave a single person alive, either man or woman, but he took flocks, herds, donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he came back to Achish, |
| 10Now Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" And David said, "Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites." | 10who inquired, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "The south country of Judah," "The south country of the Jerahmeelites," or "Against the south country of the Kenites." |
| 11David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, "Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, 'So has David done and so has been his practice all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.'" | 11David did not let a man or woman live to be brought to Gath, for he said, "Or they will inform on us and say, 'This is what David did.'" This was David's custom during the whole time he stayed in the Philistine territory. |
| 12So Achish believed David, saying, "He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever." | 12So Achish trusted David, thinking, "Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever." |
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