1Sa 27:1, Psa 54:3-4, Pro 1:16, 4:16 | ESV | STEP | Then 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 27:1

David Flees to the Philistines

1 Then 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.”

Psalms 54:3-4

3 ^aFor ^bstrangers ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)} have risen against me;
ruthless men ^dseek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4 Behold, ^eGod is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.

Proverbs 1:16

16 for ^ftheir feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.

Proverbs 4:16

16 For they ^gcannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.