1 Samuel 27:2

1 Samuel 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
• New International Version (NIV)So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maok king of Gath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Context of 1 Samuel 27:2

1And 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 will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand. And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3And David abode with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household; David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.

1 Samuel 27:2 word by word

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר ה֔וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ אֶל־אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּן־מָע֖וֹךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:2

• 1 Samuel 25:13And David said to his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword; and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
• 1 Samuel 30:8And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [them] and shalt certainly recover.
• 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:40Then Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2David arose, and he passed over - unto Achish - There is not one circumstance in this transaction that is not blameable. David joins the enemies of his God and of his country, acts a most inhuman part against the Geshurites and Amalekites, without even the pretense of a Divine authority; tells a most deliberate falsehood to Achish, his protector, relative to the people against whom he had perpetrated this cruel act; giving him to understand that he had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This was David’s second stay with Achish, the Philistine king (see 1 Samuel 21:10–15). On both occasions, David lied to him (see 1 Samuel 27:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath--The popular description of this king's family creates a presumption that he was a different king from the reigning sovereign on David's first visit to Gath. Whether David had received a special invitation from him or a mere permission to enter his territories, cannot be determined. It is probable that the former was the case. From the universal notoriety given to the feud between Saul and David, which had now…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 27:2

• Gath
• Maachah
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gath
• Gath, Gittite
• Ittai
• Maachah
• Maoch
• Abimelech
• Achish
• Alliance
• Maacah; Maachah

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings