1 Samuel 27:1

David Flees to the Philistines

1Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

1 Samuel 27:5-7

5Then David said to Achish, “If aI have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” 6So that day Achish gave him bZiklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 cAnd the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

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