1 Samuel 27:7

American Standard Version (1901)

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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  • 1 Sam 29:3 : 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here] ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [unto me] unto this day?

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  • 2 Sam 2:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

    11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

  • 1 Sam 27:1-6
    6 verses
    75%

    1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

    2And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

    3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

    4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

    5And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

    6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

  • 1 Sam 29:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

    3Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here] ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [unto me] unto this day?

    4But he princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this [fellow] reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

  • 1 Sam 27:8-12
    5 verses
    73%

    8And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

    9And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.

    10And Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.

    11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

    12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.

    2And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

  • 2 Sam 5:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

    5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    73%

    16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

  • 1 Sam 6:1
    72%

    1And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
    71%

    11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    70%

    1And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    69%

    10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    69%

    14And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Chr 29:27
    69%

    27And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 29:6-8
    3 verses
    69%

    6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

    7Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

    8And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    69%

    1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    69%

    8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    69%

    17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 22:4
    69%

    4And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

  • 1 Kgs 2:39
    69%

    39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    68%

    7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    68%

    16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    68%

    30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much [ set by.

  • 1 Sam 7:2
    68%

    2And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    68%

    25And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 23:14
    68%

    14And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    67%

    8And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    67%

    1And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    67%

    57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    67%

    23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    67%

    54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    67%

    16And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
    67%

    12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.

  • 2 Sam 8:1
    67%

    1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:4
    67%

    4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.