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¶ 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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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 40:27 (5 votes)

    ¶ Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

  • Isaiah 40:31 (5 votes)

    But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

  • 1 Samuel 28:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

  • 1 Samuel 28:2 (3 votes)

    And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

  • 1 Samuel 21:10 (3 votes)

    ¶ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Samuel 21:15 (3 votes)

    Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow] come into my house?

  • 1 Samuel 27:10 (3 votes)

    And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.