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 27:1 ¶ 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 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.

 27:1 ¶ 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 speedily°° escape°° into° the land° of the Philistines;° and Saul° shall despair°° of° me, to seek°° me any more° in any° coast° of Israel:° so shall I escape°° out of his hand.°°

 27:2 And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

 27:2 And David° arose,°° and he° passed over°° with the six° hundred° men° that° [were] with° him unto° Achish,° the son° of Maoch,° king° of Gath.°

 27:3 And 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.

 27:3 And 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.°

 27:4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

 27:4 And it was told°° Saul° that° David° was fled°° to Gath:° and he sought°° no° more° again°°°° for him.

 27:5 ¶ And 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?

 27:5 ¶ And David° said°° unto° Achish,° If° I have now° found°° grace° in thine eyes,° let them give°° me a place° in some° town° in the country,° that I may dwell°° there:° for why° should thy servant° dwell°° in the royal° city° with° thee?

 27:6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

 27:6 Then Achish° gave°° him° Ziklag° that° day:° wherefore° Ziklag° pertaineth° unto the kings° of Judah° unto° this° day.°

 27:7 And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

 27:7 And the time°° that° David° dwelt°° in the country° of the Philistines° was° a full° year° and four° months.°

 27:8 ¶ And 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.

 27:8 ¶ And David° and his men°° went up,°° and invaded°°° the Geshurites,° and the Gezrites,° and the Amalekites:° for° those° [nations were] of old°°° the inhabitants°° of the land,° as thou goest°° to Shur,° even unto° the land° of Egypt.°

 27:9 And 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.

 27:9 And David° smote°°° the land,° and left° neither° man° nor woman° alive,°° and took away°° the sheep,° and the oxen,° and the asses,° and the camels,° and the apparel,° and returned,°° and came°° to° Achish.°

 27:10 And 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.

 27:10 And Achish° said,°° Whither° have ye made a road°° to day?° And David° said,°° Against° the south° of Judah,° and against° the south° of the Jerahmeelites,° and against° the south° of the Kenites.°

 27:11 And 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.

 27:11 And David° saved°° neither° man° nor woman° alive,°° to bring°° [tidings] to Gath,° saying,°° Lest° they should tell°° on° us, saying,°° So° did°° David,° and so° [will be] his manner° all° the while° he dwelleth°° in the country° of the Philistines.°

 27:12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

 27:12 And Achish° believed°° David,° saying,°° He hath made his people° Israel° utterly°° to abhor°° him; therefore he shall be° my servant° for ever.°