2So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.


In Context

1 But David thought to himself, "One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand."

2 So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.

3 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

1st Samuel 27:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis the son of Maoch, king of Geth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who are with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.