1Samuel 27:11 - Prayer Tents

1Samuel 27

27And 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. / perish: Heb. be consumedH1732H559H3820H5595H259H3117H3027H7586H2896H3588H4422H4422H776H6430H7586H2976H1245H1366H3478H4422H30272And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.H1732H6965H5674H8337H3967H376H397H1121H4582H4428H16613And 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.H1732H3427H397H1661H582H376H1004H1732H8147H802H293H3159H26H3762H5037H8024And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.H5046H7586H1732H1272H1661H1245H3254H32545And 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?H1732H559H397H4672H2580H5869H5414H4725H259H5892H7704H3427H5650H3427H4467H58926Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.H397H5414H6860H3117H6860H4428H3063H31177And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. / the time: Heb. the number of days / a full year: Heb. a year of daysH4557H3117H1732H3427H7704H6430H3117H702H23208And 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. / Gezrites: or, GerzitesH1732H582H5927H6584H1651H1511H6003H2007H5769H3427H776H935H7793H776H47149And 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.H1732H5221H776H376H802H2421H3947H6629H1241H2543H1581H899H7725H935H39710And 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. / Whither…: or, Did you not make a road, etcH397H559H408H6584H3117H1732H559H5045H3063H5045H3397H5045H701711And 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.H1732H2421H376H802H2421H935H1661H559H5046H559H6213H1732H4941H3117H3427H7704H643012And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. / utterly…: Heb. to stinkH397H539H1732H559H5971H3478H887H887H5650H5769