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David Seeks Refuge in Philistia
1 Samuel 27:1-4
1
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."
2
So David set out with his six hundred men and passed on to Akhish the son of Ma'okh, king of Gat.
3
David lived with Akhish, he and his men, each man with his household - including David with his two wives Achino'am from Yizre'el and Avigayil from Karmel, Naval's widow.
4
Sha'ul was told that David had escaped to Gat, whereupon he stopped searching for him.
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