Other Translations
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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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 will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.
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And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
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And David abode with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household; David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
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And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.
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And David said to Achish, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some country-town, that I may abide there; for why should thy servant abide in the royal city with thee?
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And Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
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And the time that David abode in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
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And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
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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.
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So Achish said, Have ye not 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.
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And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring [them] to Gath, for he said, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David. And such was his custom as long as he abode in the country of the Philistines.
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And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Et ait David in corde suo: Aliquando incidam una die in manus Saul: nonne melius est ut fugiam, et salver in Terra Philisthinorum, ut desperet Saul, cessetque me quærere in cunctis finibus Israel? fugiam ergo manus eius.
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Et surrexit David, et abiit ipse, et sexcenti viri cum eo, ad Achis filium Maoch regem Geth.
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Et habitavit David cum Achis in Geth, ipse et viri eius; vir et domus eius; et David, et duæ uxores eius, Achinoam Iezrahelitis, et Abigail uxor Nabal Carmeli.
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Et nunciatum est Sauli quod fugisset David in Geth, et non addidit ultra quærere eum.
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Dixit autem David ad Achis: Si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, detur mihi locus in una urbium regionis huius, ut habitem ibi: cur enim manet servus tuus in civitate regis tecum?
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Dedit itaque ei Achis in die illa Siceleg: propter quam causam facta est Siceleg regum Iuda, usque in diem hanc.
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Fuit autem numerus dierum, quibus habitavit David in regione Philisthinorum, quattuor mensium.
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Et ascendit David, et viri eius, et agebant prædas de Gessuri, et de Gerzi, et de Amalecitis: hi enim pagi habitabantur in terra antiquitus, euntibus Sur usque ad Terram Ægypti.
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Et percutiebat David omnem terram, nec relinquebat viventem virum et mulierem: tollensque oves, et boves, et asinos, et camelos, et vestes, revertebatur, et veniebat ad Achis.
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Dicebat autem ei Achis: In quem irruisti hodie? Respondebat David: Contra meridiem Iudæ, et contra meridiem Ierameel, et contra meridiem Ceni.
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Virum et mulierem non vivificabat David, nec adducebat in Geth, dicens: Ne forte loquantur adversum nos: Hæc fecit David: et hoc erat decretum illi omnibus diebus quibus habitavit in regione Philisthinorum.
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Credidit ergo Achis David, dicens: Multa mala operatus est contra populum suum Israel: erit igitur mihi servus sempiternus.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me--of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'
2
And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who <FI>are<Fi> with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
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and David dwelleth with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, <FI>even<Fi> David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess.
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And it is declared to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he hath not added any more to seek him.
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And David saith unto Achish, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'
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And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.
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And the number of the days which David hath dwelt in the field of the Philistines <FI>is<Fi> days and four months;
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and David goeth up and his men, and they push unto the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite, (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as thou comest in to Shur and unto the land of Egypt,
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and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.
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And Achish saith, `Whither have ye pushed to-day?' and David saith, `Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelite, and unto the south of the Kenite.'
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Neither man nor woman doth David keep alive, to bring in <FI>word<Fi> to Gath, saying, `Lest they declare <FI>it<Fi> against us, saying, Thus hath David done, and thus <FI>is<Fi> his custom all the days that he hath dwelt in the fields of the Philistines.'
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And Achish believeth in David, saying, `He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.'