1Sa 27:1 | HCSB | STEP | David 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.”

‏ 1 Samuel 27:1

1 David 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. ^a Then Saul will stop searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.”