1 Samuel 27:1-3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

David Flees to Ziklag

27 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.” ² So David set out with his 600 men^(B) and went to Achish son of Maoch,^(C) the king of Gath. ³ David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each man had his family with him,^(D) and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel,^(E) Nabal’s widow.