1 Samuel 27:7

1 Samuel 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
• New International Version (NIV)David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.

Context of 1 Samuel 27:7

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. David lived in the country of the Philistines for one year and four months. 8During that time David and his men attacked the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. These tribes had lived in that place for a very long time. Their land went as far as Shur and the border of Egypt. 9Whenever David's men attacked them, they killed all the men and women. But they took all their sheep, cows, donkeys and camels, as well as their clothes. Then they would return to see King Achish.

1 Samuel 27:7 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים יָמִ֖ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• And the timeמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the countryשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• was a full yearיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:7

• 1 Samuel 29:3The Philistine leaders asked, ‘Why are these Hebrew people here?’ Achish said to them, ‘This is David. He was the servant of Israel's King Saul. But he came to me more than a year ago. Since he turned against King Saul and came to me, he has always been faithful to me.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:7

• 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 27:7

• David
• Gath
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Philistines
• Achish
• Robbery
• Abimelech
• Alliance
• Palestine
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Ziklag

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