


1 Samuel 27:1
Bible Versions
¶ 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 shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
And David {H1732} said {H559} in his heart {H3820}, I shall now perish {H5595} one {H259} day {H3117} by the hand {H3027} of Saul {H7586}: there is nothing better {H2896} for me than that {H3588} I should speedily {H4422} escape {H4422} into the land {H776} of the Philistines {H6430}; and Saul {H7586} shall despair {H2976} of me, to seek {H1245} me any more in any coast {H1366} of Israel {H3478}: so shall I escape {H4422} out of his hand {H3027}.
But David said to himself, "One day Sha'ul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to escape into the territory of the P'lishtim. Then Sha'ul will give up trying to find me here or there in Isra'el's territory, and at last I'll be free of him."
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
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 escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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