1 Samuel 27:1-3

Expanded Bible

David Lives with the Philistines

27 But David ·thought to himself [^Lsaid in his heart], “·Saul will catch me someday [^LEventually I will die/perish at Saul’s hands]. The best thing I can do is escape to the land of the Philistines. Then he will give up looking for me in Israel, and I can ·get away from him [^Lescape from his hand].”

² So David and his six hundred men ·left Israel and went [^Lcrossed over] to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath. ³ David, his men, and their ·families [households] made their home in Gath with Achish. David had his two wives with him—Ahinoam of Jezreel [25:43] and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal [25:1–42].