Translations
Modern
Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
Traditional
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?
Literal
And David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
Latin
Dixit autem David ad Achis: Si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, detur mihi locus in una urbium regionis hujus, ut habitem ibi: cur enim manet servus tuus in civitate regis tecum?
Original
Hebrew
English
Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
Notes
David fled to the Philistines to get away from Saul for good. Rather than killing Saul, David chose the dangerous life of a fugitive.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Achish: Philistine king of Gath, gave refuge to David David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Glossary
Achish David Philistia, Philistines Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Cities: Designated as Royal Gath: David Takes Refuge At Philistines: Kings of Achish The Philistines: David: Fled To, for Safety Ziklag: David Lives At