1 Samuel 21:10
“¶ And Dauid arose, and fled that day, for feare of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.”
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1 Samuel 21:10 Context
8¶ And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, And is there not here vnder thine hand speare or sword? for I haue neither brought my sword nor my weapons with mee, because the kings businesse required haste. 9And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whome thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is heere wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other saue that, here. And Dauid saide, There is none like that, giue it me. 10¶ And Dauid arose, and fled that day, for feare of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath. 11And the seruants of Achish sayd vnto him, Is not this Dauid the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slaine his thousands, and Dauid his ten thousands? 12And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 21:10
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- King James Version
Then David arose and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
- Basic English Bible
And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Darby Bible
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Webster's Bible
David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- World English Bible
And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;
- Youngs Literal Bible
(21:11) And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 21:10
21:10 To Achish - A strange action; but it must be considered, that Saul's rage was so great, his power also, and diligence in hunting after him that he despaired of escaping any other way: and a desperate disease, produceth a desperate remedy. The king elect is here an exile: anointed to the crown, and yet forced to run his country. So do God's providences sometimes run counter to his promises, for the trial of our faith, and the glorifying his name in accomplishing his counsels, notwithstanding the difficulties that lie in the way.