1 Samuel 21:10

1 Samuel 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• New International Version (NIV)That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

Context of 1 Samuel 21:10

8David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.” 9The chief priest answered, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Elah Valley, is here. It is wrapped in a cloth behind the priestly ephod. If you want to take it, take it. There’s no other weapon here.” David said, “There’s none like it. Let me have the sword.” That day David left. He was ⌞still⌟ fleeing from Saul when he came to King Achish of Gath. 11Achish’s officers asked, “Isn’t this David, the king of ⌞his⌟ country? He’s the one they used to sing about in the dances: ‘Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands.’ ” 12When David realized what they had said, he was terrified of King Achish of Gath.

1 Samuel 21:10 word by word

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּבְרַ֥ח בַּיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיָּבֹ֕א אֶל־אָכִ֖ישׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• for fearפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:10

• 1 Samuel 27:1David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to make sure that I escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking all over Israel for me, and I’ll escape from him.”
• 1 Kings 19:3Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.
• Jeremiah 26:21When King Jehoiakim and all his personal troops and officials heard what Uriah said, the king wanted to put him to death. But Uriah heard about it and fled in fear to Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 27:2So David went with his 600 men to King Achish of Gath, Moach’s son.
• Psalms 34:1I will thank the Lord at all times. My mouth will always praise him.
• 1 Samuel 7:14The cities between Ekron and Gath which the Philistines took from Israel were returned to Israel. And Israel recovered the territory controlled by these cities from the Philistines. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.
• 1 Samuel 17:52Then the soldiers of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted a battle cry, and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and to the gates of Ekron. Wounded Philistines lay on the road to Shaaraim and all the way to Gath and Ekron.
• 2 Chronicles 11:8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
• 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon built up ⌞his army⌟ with chariots and war horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 war horses. He stationed ⌞some⌟ in chariot cities and ⌞others⌟ with himself in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Went to Achish the king of Gath - This was the worst place to which he could have gone: it was the very city of Goliath, whom he had slain, and whose sword he now wore; and he soon found, from the conversation of the servants of Achish, that his life was in the most imminent danger in this place.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Achish king of Gath - It appears from the title that Psalm 34 was composed on this occasion. (See the note there.) Nothing can give a more lively impression of the straits to which David was reduced than the fact of his going to the country of the Philistines.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 God's persecuted people have often found better usage from Philistines than from Israelites. David had reason to put confidence in Achish, yet he began to be afraid. His conduct was degrading, and discovered wavering in his faith and courage. The more simply we depend on God, and obey him, the more comfortably and surely we shall walk through this troublesome world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-15Gath, a major Philistine city and the hometown of Goliath, was a clever but dangerous place for David to seek refuge from Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. David ... fled ... to Achish the king of Gath--which was one of the five principalities of the Philistines. In this place his person must have been known, and to venture into that country, he their greatest enemy, and with the sword of Goliath in his hand, would seem to have been a perilous experiment; but, doubtless, the protection he received implies that he had been directed by the divine oracle. Achish was generous (1Sa 27:6). He might wish to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:10

• Achish
• Betrayal
• David
• Deception
• Fugitives
• Gath
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gath
• Saul
• Gath, Gittite
• Paul, Saul
• That Day
• Abimelech
• Achish
• Judges, Book of
• Lord

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary