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1 Samuel 27

1 Samuel 27:9

David and the Philistines · 1 Samuel 27:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
Traditional
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.
Literal
And whenever David struck the land, he left alive not a man or a woman, and he took the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the apparel. And he returned and came to Achish.
Latin
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.

Original

Hebrew
English
Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,

Notes

1 Samuel 27:9

he did not leave a man or woman alive: At least some of these people were among those whom God had commanded Israel to destroy (see 1 Samuel 15:3; 28:18; Deuteronomy 25:17–19; Joshua 13:13).

1 Samuel 27:1–12

David fled to the Philistines to get away from Saul for good. Rather than killing Saul, David chose the dangerous life of a fugitive.

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

Amalekites: Defeated by David David: King of Israel: Conducts an Expedition Against Amalekites, Misstates the Facts to Achish Falsehood: David's Other Deceits with the Philistines Philistines: Kings of Achish The Amalekites: Invaded by David War of Extermination