1 Samuel 27:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the time 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 the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?

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

    10 Ishbosheth, 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.

    11 And 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%

    1 And 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 quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.

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

    3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal's wife.

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

    5 And David said to Achish, If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?

    6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.

  • 1 Sam 29:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2 And the lords of the Philistines passed by hundreds and thousands, but David and his men passed in the rear with Achish.

    3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?

    4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

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

    8 And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from long ago, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

    9 And David struck the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothes, and returned and came to Achish.

    10 And Achish said, Where have you made a raid today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

    11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, Thus did David, and so will be his way all the time he dwells in the country of the Philistines.

    12 And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.

    2 And David said to Achish, Surely, you shall see what your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make you keeper of my head forever.

  • 2 Sam 5:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    73%

    16 The Philistine drew near morning and evening and presented himself for forty days.

  • 1 Sam 6:1
    72%

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

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
    71%

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

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    70%

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

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    69%

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

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    69%

    14 And David was then in a stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Chr 29:27
    69%

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

  • 1 Sam 29:6-8
    3 verses
    69%

    6 Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

    7 Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.

    8 And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant since I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    69%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    69%

    8 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%

    17 But 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%

    4 And 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%

    39 And it happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    68%

    7 Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    68%

    16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    68%

    30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, when they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 7:2
    68%

    2 And it came to pass, while the ark stayed in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel mourned after the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    68%

    25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 23:14
    68%

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

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    67%

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

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    67%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    67%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    67%

    23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath came from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before, and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    67%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    67%

    16 David therefore did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
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    12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

  • 2 Sam 8:1
    67%

    1 And after this, it came to pass that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:4
    67%

    4 A champion came out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.