Verse 1

And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} in his heart{H3820}, I shall now perish{H5595}{(H8735)} one{H259} day{H3117} by the hand{H3027} of Saul{H7586}: there is nothing better{H2896} for me than that{H3588} I should speedily{H4422}{(H8736)} escape{H4422}{(H8735)} into the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}; and Saul{H7586} shall despair{H2976}{(H8738)} of me, to seek{H1245}{(H8763)} me any more in any coast{H1366} of Israel{H3478}: so shall I escape{H4422}{(H8738)} out of his hand{H3027}.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:12 : 12 Is not this the word{H1697} that we did tell{H1696}{(H8765)} thee in Egypt{H4714}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us alone{H2308}{(H8798)}, that we may serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the Egyptians{H4714}? For it had been better{H2896} for us to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the Egyptians{H4714}, than that we should die{H4191}{(H8800)} in the wilderness{H4057}.
  • Num 14:3 : 3 And wherefore hath the LORD{H3068} brought{H935}{(H8688)} us unto this land{H776}, to fall{H5307}{(H8800)} by the sword{H2719}, that our wives{H802} and our children{H2945} should be a prey{H957}? were it not better{H2896} for us to return{H7725}{(H8800)} into Egypt{H4714}?
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, How long wilt thou mourn{H56}{(H8693)} for Saul{H7586}, seeing I have rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} him from reigning{H4427}{(H8800)} over Israel{H3478}? fill{H4390}{(H8761)} thine horn{H7161} with oil{H8081}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)}, I will send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to Jesse{H3448} the Bethlehemite{H1022}: for I have provided{H7200}{(H8804)} me a king{H4428} among his sons{H1121}.
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel{H8050} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the horn{H7161} of oil{H8081}, and anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him in the midst{H7130} of his brethren{H251}: and the Spirit{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} came{H6743}{(H8799)} upon David{H1732} from that day{H3117} forward{H4605}. So Samuel{H8050} rose up{H6965}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Ramah{H7414}.
  • 1 Sam 21:10-15 : 10 And David{H1732} arose{H6965}{(H8799)}, and fled{H1272}{(H8799)} that day{H3117} for fear{H6440} of Saul{H7586}, and went{H935}{(H8799)} to Achish{H397} the king{H4428} of Gath{H1661}. 11 And the servants{H5650} of Achish{H397} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Is not this David{H1732} the king{H4428} of the land{H776}? did they not sing{H6030}{(H8799)} one to another of him{H2088} in dances{H4246}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Saul{H7586} hath slain{H5221}{(H8689)} his thousands{H505}, and David{H1732} his ten thousands{H7233}? 12 And David{H1732} laid up{H7760}{(H8799)} these words{H1697} in his heart{H3824}, and was sore{H3966} afraid{H3372}{(H8799)} of{H6440} Achish{H397} the king{H4428} of Gath{H1661}. 13 And he changed{H8138}{(H8762)} his behaviour{H2940} before{H5869} them, and feigned himself mad{H1984}{(H8704)} in their hands{H3027}, and scrabbled{H8427}{(H8762)} on the doors{H1817} of the gate{H8179}, and let his spittle{H7388} fall down{H3381}{(H8686)} upon his beard{H2206}. 14 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Achish{H397} unto his servants{H5650}, Lo, ye see{H7200}{(H8799)} the man{H376} is mad{H7696}{(H8693)}: wherefore then have ye brought{H935}{(H8686)} him to me? 15 Have I need{H2638} of mad men{H7696}{(H8794)}, that ye have brought{H935}{(H8689)} this fellow to play the mad man{H7696}{(H8692)} in my presence? shall this fellow come{H935}{(H8799)} into my house{H1004}?
  • 1 Sam 22:5 : 5 And the prophet{H5030} Gad{H1410} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, Abide{H3427}{(H8799)} not in the hold{H4686}; depart{H3212}{(H8798)}, and get{H935}{(H8804)} thee into the land{H776} of Judah{H3063}. Then David{H1732} departed{H3212}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} into the forest{H3293} of Hareth{H2802}.
  • 1 Sam 23:17 : 17 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not: for the hand{H3027} of Saul{H7586} my father{H1} shall not find{H4672}{(H8799)} thee; and thou shalt be king{H4427}{(H8799)} over Israel{H3478}, and I shall be next{H4932} unto thee; and that also Saul{H7586} my father{H1} knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)}.
  • 1 Sam 25:30 : 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD{H3068} shall have done{H6213}{(H8799)} to my lord{H113} according to all the good{H2896} that he hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} concerning thee, and shall have appointed{H6680}{(H8765)} thee ruler{H5057} over Israel{H3478};
  • 1 Sam 27:10-11 : 10 And Achish{H397} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Whither{H408} have ye made a road{H6584}{(H8804)} to day{H3117}? And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Against the south{H5045} of Judah{H3063}, and against the south{H5045} of the Jerahmeelites{H3397}, and against the south{H5045} of the Kenites{H7017}. 11 And David{H1732} saved{H2421}{(H8762)} neither man{H376} nor woman{H802} alive{H2421}{(H8762)}, to bring{H935}{(H8687)} tidings to Gath{H1661}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Lest they should tell{H5046}{(H8686)} on us, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, So did{H6213}{(H8804)} David{H1732}, and so will be his manner{H4941} all the while{H3117} he dwelleth{H3427}{(H8804)} in the country{H7704} of the Philistines{H6430}.
  • 1 Sam 28:1-2 : 1 And it came to pass in those days{H3117}, that the Philistines{H6430} gathered{H6908} their armies{H4264} together{H6908}{(H8799)} for warfare{H6635}, to fight{H3898}{(H8736)} with Israel{H3478}. And Achish{H397} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, Know{H3045}{(H8799)} thou assuredly{H3045}{(H8800)}, that thou shalt go out{H3318}{(H8799)} with me to battle{H4264}, thou and thy men{H582}. 2 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Achish{H397}, Surely{H3651} thou shalt know{H3045}{(H8799)} what thy servant{H5650} can do{H6213}{(H8799)}. And Achish{H397} said{H559}{(H8799)} to David{H1732}, Therefore will I make{H7760}{(H8799)} thee keeper{H8104}{(H8802)} of mine head{H7218} for ever{H3117}.
  • 1 Sam 29:2-30:3 : 2 And the lords{H5633} of the Philistines{H6430} passed on{H5674}{(H8802)} by hundreds{H3967}, and by thousands{H505}: but David{H1732} and his men{H582} passed on{H5674}{(H8802)} in the rereward{H314} with Achish{H397}. 3 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} the princes{H8269} of the Philistines{H6430}, What do these Hebrews{H5680} here? And Achish{H397} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the princes{H8269} of the Philistines{H6430}, Is not this David{H1732}, the servant{H5650} of Saul{H7586} the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478}, which hath been with me these days{H3117}, or these years{H8141}, and I have found{H4672}{(H8804)} no fault{H3972} in him since{H3117} he fell{H5307}{(H8800)} unto me unto this day{H3117}? 4 And the princes{H8269} of the Philistines{H6430} were wroth{H7107}{(H8799)} with him; and the princes{H8269} of the Philistines{H6430} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Make{H7725} this fellow{H376} return{H7725}{(H8685)}, that he may go again{H7725}{(H8799)} to his place{H4725} which thou hast appointed{H6485}{(H8689)} him, and let him not go down{H3381}{(H8799)} with us to battle{H4421}, lest in the battle{H4421} he be an adversary{H7854} to us: for wherewith should he reconcile{H7521}{(H8691)} himself unto his master{H113}? should it not be with the heads{H7218} of these men{H582}? 5 Is not this David{H1732}, of whom they sang{H6030}{(H8799)} one to another in dances{H4246}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Saul{H7586} slew{H5221}{(H8689)} his thousands{H505}, and David{H1732} his ten thousands{H7233}? 6 Then Achish{H397} called{H7121}{(H8799)} David{H1732}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Surely, as the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, thou hast been upright{H3477}, and thy going out{H3318}{(H8800)} and thy coming in{H935}{(H8800)} with me in the host{H4264} is good{H2896} in my sight{H5869}: for I have not found{H4672}{(H8804)} evil{H7451} in thee since the day{H3117} of thy coming{H935}{(H8800)} unto me unto this day{H3117}: nevertheless the lords{H5633} favour{H2896} thee not{H5869}. 7 Wherefore now return{H7725}{(H8798)}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)} in peace{H7965}, that thou displease{H6213}{(H8799)}{H7451}{H5869} not the lords{H5633} of the Philistines{H6430}. 8 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Achish{H397}, But what have I done{H6213}{(H8804)}? and what hast thou found{H4672}{(H8804)} in thy servant{H5650} so long as{H3117} I have been with thee{H6440} unto this day{H3117}, that I may not go{H935}{(H8799)} fight{H3898}{(H8738)} against the enemies{H341}{(H8802)} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428}? 9 And Achish{H397} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} to David{H1732}, I know{H3045}{(H8804)} that thou art good{H2896} in my sight{H5869}, as an angel{H4397} of God{H430}: notwithstanding the princes{H8269} of the Philistines{H6430} have said{H559}{(H8804)}, He shall not go up{H5927}{(H8799)} with us to the battle{H4421}. 10 Wherefore now rise up early{H7925}{(H8685)} in the morning{H1242} with thy master's{H113} servants{H5650} that are come{H935}{(H8804)} with thee: and as soon as ye be up early{H7925}{(H8689)} in the morning{H1242}, and have light{H215}{(H8804)}, depart{H3212}{(H8798)}. 11 So David{H1732} and his men{H582} rose up early{H7925}{(H8686)} to depart{H3212}{(H8800)} in the morning{H1242}, to return{H7725}{(H8800)} into the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}. And the Philistines{H6430} went up{H5927}{(H8804)} to Jezreel{H3157}. 1 And it came to pass, when David{H1732} and his men{H582} were come{H935}{(H8800)} to Ziklag{H6860} on the third{H7992} day{H3117}, that the Amalekites{H6003} had invaded{H6584}{(H8804)} the south{H5045}, and Ziklag{H6860}, and smitten{H5221}{(H8686)} Ziklag{H6860}, and burned{H8313}{(H8799)} it with fire{H784}; 2 And had taken the women{H802} captives{H7617}{(H8799)}, that were therein: they slew{H4191}{(H8689)} not any{H376}, either great{H1419} or small{H6996}, but carried them away{H5090}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} on their way{H1870}. 3 So David{H1732} and his men{H582} came{H935}{(H8799)} to the city{H5892}, and, behold, it was burned{H8313}{(H8803)} with fire{H784}; and their wives{H802}, and their sons{H1121}, and their daughters{H1323}, were taken captives{H7617}{(H8738)}.
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I said{H559}{(H8804)} in my haste{H2648}{(H8800)}, All men{H120} are liars{H3576}{(H8802)}.
  • Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust{H982}{(H8798)} in the LORD{H3068} with all thine heart{H3820}; and lean{H8172}{(H8735)} not unto thine own understanding{H998}. 6 In all thy ways{H1870} acknowledge{H3045}{(H8798)} him, and he shall direct{H3474}{(H8762)} thy paths{H734}.
  • Prov 13:12 : 12 Hope{H8431} deferred{H4900}{(H8794)} maketh the heart{H3820} sick{H2470}{(H8688)}: but when the desire{H8378} cometh{H935}{(H8802)}, it is a tree{H6086} of life{H2416}.
  • Isa 30:15-16 : 15 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478}; In returning{H7729} and rest{H5183} shall ye be saved{H3467}{(H8735)}; in quietness{H8252}{(H8687)} and in confidence{H985} shall be your strength{H1369}: and ye would{H14}{(H8804)} not. 16 But ye said{H559}{(H8799)}, No; for we will flee{H5127}{(H8799)} upon horses{H5483}; therefore shall ye flee{H5127}{(H8799)}: and, We will ride{H7392}{(H8799)} upon the swift{H7031}; therefore shall they that pursue{H7291}{(H8802)} you be swift{H7043}{(H8735)}.
  • Isa 40:27-31 : 27 Why sayest{H559}{(H8799)} thou, O Jacob{H3290}, and speakest{H1696}{(H8762)}, O Israel{H3478}, My way{H1870} is hid{H5641}{(H8738)} from the LORD{H3068}, and my judgment{H4941} is passed over{H5674}{(H8799)} from my God{H430}? 28 Hast thou not known{H3045}{(H8804)}? hast thou not heard{H8085}{(H8804)}, that the everlasting{H5769} God{H430}, the LORD{H3068}, the Creator{H1254}{(H8802)} of the ends{H7098} of the earth{H776}, fainteth{H3286}{(H8799)} not, neither is weary{H3021}{(H8799)}? there is no searching{H2714} of his understanding{H8394}. 29 He giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} power{H3581} to the faint{H3287}; and to them that have no might{H202} he increaseth{H7235}{(H8686)} strength{H6109}. 30 Even the youths{H5288} shall faint{H3286}{(H8799)} and be weary{H3021}{(H8799)}, and the young men{H970} shall utterly{H3782}{(H8800)} fall{H3782}{(H8735)}: 31 But they that wait{H6960}{(H8802)} upon the LORD{H3068} shall renew{H2498}{(H8686)} their strength{H3581}; they shall mount up{H5927}{(H8799)} with wings{H83} as eagles{H5404}; they shall run{H7323}{(H8799)}, and not be weary{H3021}{(H8799)}; and they shall walk{H3212}{(H8799)}, and not faint{H3286}{(H8799)}.
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am he that comforteth{H5162}{(H8764)} you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid{H3372}{(H8799)} of a man{H582} that shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}, and of the son{H1121} of man{H120} which shall be made{H5414}{(H8735)} as grass{H2682};
  • Lam 3:26-27 : 26 It is good{H2896} that a man should both hope{H3175}{(H8675)}{H2342}{(H8799)} and quietly wait{H1748} for the salvation{H8668} of the LORD{H3068}. 27 It is good{H2896} for a man{H1397} that he bear{H5375}{(H8799)} the yoke{H5923} in his youth{H5271}.
  • Matt 14:31 : 31 And{G1161} immediately{G2112} Jesus{G2424} stretched forth{G1614}{(G5660)} his hand{G5495}, and caught{G1949}{(G5633)} him{G846}, and{G2532} said{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, O thou of little faith{G3640}, wherefore{G1519}{G5101} didst thou doubt{G1365}{(G5656)}?
  • Mark 4:40 : 40 And{G2532} he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Why{G5101} are ye{G2075}{(G5748)} so{G3779} fearful{G1169}? how is it{G4459} that ye have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} faith{G4102}?
  • 2 Cor 7:5 : 5 For{G1063}{G2532}, when we{G2257} were come{G2064}{(G5631)} into{G1519} Macedonia{G3109}, our{G2257} flesh{G4561} had{G2192}{(G5758)} no{G3762} rest{G425}, but{G235} we were troubled{G2346}{(G5746)} on{G1722} every side{G3956}; without{G1855} were fightings{G3163}, within{G2081} were fears{G5401}.