◄ 1 Samuel 27:2 ►
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Good News Translation
So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

New Revised Standard Version
So David set out and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath.

New American Bible
Accordingly, David departed with his six hundred soldiers and went over to Achish, son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.

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And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.

the six

1 Samuel 25:13 Then David said to his young men: Let every man gird on his sword. And they girded on every man his sword. And David also girded on his sword: and there followed David about four hundred men, and two hundred remained with the baggage.

1 Samuel 30:8 And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.

Achish

1 Samuel 21:10 And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis, the king of Geth:

1 Kings 2:40 And Semei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Achis, to Geth, to seek his servants, and he brought them out of Geth.

Context
David and the Philistines
1And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands. 2And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.3And David dwelt with Achis at Geth, he and his men; every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Achinoam, the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:10
And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis, the king of Geth:

1 Samuel 25:13
Then David said to his young men: Let every man gird on his sword. And they girded on every man his sword. And David also girded on his sword: and there followed David about four hundred men, and two hundred remained with the baggage.

1 Samuel 30:9
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some, being weary, stayed there.

1 Kings 2:39
And it came to pass after three years, that the servants of Semei ran away to Achis, the son of Maacha, the king of Geth: and it was told Semei that his servants were gone to Geth.

1 Chronicles 12:1
Now these are they that came to David to Siceleg, while he yet fled from Saul the son of Cis, and they were most valiant and excellent warriors,

1 Samuel 27:1
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