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{1 Samuel 21:10} And David 1732 arose, 6965 z8799 and fled 1272 z8799 that x1931 day 3117 for fear y6440 of x4480 x6440 Saul, 7586 and went 935 z8799 to x413 Achish 397 the king 4428 of Gath. 1661
fled:
"And Davidª saidª° in¹ his heart,ª I shall now¹ perishª° oneª dayª by the handª of Saul:ª [there is] nothing¹ betterª for me than¹ that² I should speedily²° escapeª° into¹ the landª of the Philistines;ª and Saulª shall despairª° of¹ me, to seekª° me any more¹ in any¹ coastª of Israel:ª so shall I escapeª° out of his hand.ª¹" {1Sm 27:1} + "And when he sawª° [that], he arose,ª° and went²°¹ for¹ his life,ª and cameª° to Beersheba,ª which¹ [belongeth] to Judah,ª and left²°¹¹ his servantª there.¹" {1Kg 19:3} + "And when Jehoiakimª the king,ª with all¹ his mighty men,ª and all¹ the princes,ª heardª°¹ his words,ª the kingª soughtª° to put him to death:ª° but when Urijahª heardª° it, he was afraid,ª° and fled,ª° and went²° into¹ Egypt;ª" {Jer 26:21}
Achish:
or, Abimelech, "And Davidª arose,ª° and he¹ passed overª° with the sixª hundredª menª that¹ [were] with¹ him unto¹ Achish,ª the sonª of Maoch,ª kingª of Gath.ª" {1Sm 27:2} + "[[[A Psalm] of David,ª when he changedª°¹ his behaviourª beforeª Abimelech;ª who drove him away,ª° and he departed.]]²°¹ I will blessª° the¹ LORDª at all¹ times:ª his praiseª [shall] continuallyª [be] in my mouth.ª" {Psa 34:1} *title
Gath:
Jerome says there was a large town called Gath, in the way from Eleutheropolis to Gaza; and Eusebius speaks of another Gath, five miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Lydda (and consequently different from that mentioned by Jerome); and also of another Gath, between Jamnia and Antipatris. It appears to have been the extreme boundary of the Philistine territory in one direction, as Ekron was on the other ("And the citiesª which¹ the Philistinesª had takenª° from¹¹ Israelª were restoredª° to Israel,ª from Ekronª¹ even unto¹ Gath;ª and the coastsª thereof did Israelª deliverª° out of the handsª¹ of the Philistines.ª And there was¹ peaceª between¹ Israelª and the Amorites.ª" {1Sm 7:14} + "And the men²¹ of Israelª and of Judahª arose,ª° and shouted,ª° and pursuedª°¹ the Philistines,ª until¹ thou comeª° to the valley,ª and to¹ the gatesª of Ekron.ª And the woundedª of the Philistinesª fell downª° by the wayª to Shaaraim,ª even unto¹ Gath,ª and unto¹ Ekron.ª" {1Sm 17:52}), and lay near Mareshah ("And Gath,ª and Mareshah,ª and Ziph,ª" {2Ch 11:8} + "Therefore¹ shalt thou giveª° presentsª to¹ Moreshethgath:ª the housesª of Achzibª [shall be] a lieª to the kingsª of Israel.ª" {Mic 1:14}), which agrees pretty well with the position assigned it by Jerome. But Reland and Dr. Wells agree with Eusebius; and the authors of the Universal History (b. i. c. 7) place it about six miles form Jamnia, fourteen south of Joppa, and thirty-two west of Jerusalem.

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