1 Samuel 27:4

1 Samuel 27:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
• New International Version (NIV)When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.

Context of 1 Samuel 27:4

2So David and his 600 men went across the border of Israel to Gath town. Maoch's son Achish was the king there. 3David and his men lived in Gath with King Achish. They had their families with them. David's two wives were with him: Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel. Abigail was Nabal's widow. Saul heard the news that David had run away to Gath. So he stopped looking for David. 5One day David said to Achish, ‘I hope that you are pleased with me. If you are, please choose a place for me to live in one of the small towns. I do not need to live in the same big city as the king.’ 6So on that day King Achish gave Ziklag town to David. Since then, Ziklag has always belonged to Judah's king.

1 Samuel 27:4 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי־בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• to Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
• and he soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• no more againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:4

• 1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul said, ‘I have done a bad thing. Return home, David, my son. You chose not to kill me today, because you knew the value of my life. So I will not hurt you again. I have done foolish things. I have made a big mistake.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12David fled to the Philistines to get away from Saul for good. Rather than killing Saul, David chose the dangerous life of a fugitive.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41Sa 27:1-4. Saul Hearing That David Was Fled to Gath, Seeks No More for Him. 1. David said in his heart, ... there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines--This resolution of David's was, in every respect, wrong: (1) It was removing him from the place where the divine oracle intimated him to remain (1Sa 22:5); (2) It was rushing into the idolatrous land, for driving him into which he had denounced an…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 27:4

• Gath
• Philistines

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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