# 1 Samuel 27

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/27

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. David said in his heart, "Now one day I shall perish by the hand of Saul; nothing is better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul will despair of me to seek me no more in all the borders of Israel, and I will escape from his hand."
2. David arose and crossed over—he and the six hundred men with him—to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3. David stayed with Achish in Gath—he and his men, each man with his family, David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
4. Saul was informed that David had fled to Gath, and he no longer continued seeking him.
5. David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them assign me a place in one of the countryside cities, and I will live there—why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
6. Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
7. The length of time David lived in Philistine territory was a year and four months.
8. David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, the Gizrites, and the Amalekites, for those were the land's inhabitants from ancient times, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
9. David struck the land and left no man or woman alive, taking sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing; he returned and came to Achish.
10. Achish said, "Against whom have you raided today?" David said, "Against the Negev of Judah, against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the Negev of the Kenites."
11. David left no man or woman alive to bring to Gath, lest they tell about us, saying, "Thus David did, and thus his custom all the days he dwelt in the countryside of the Philistines."
12. Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly loathe him; therefore he will be my servant forever."

## Nearby chapters

[1 Samuel 26](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/26.md)
[1 Samuel 28](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/28.md)

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