1 Samuel 27:3 CPDV

¹  And David said in his heart: 'At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.'

²  And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

³  And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

⁴  And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.

⁵  And David said to Achish: 'If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?'