New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 27:3
3And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, 1each with his household, even David with 2his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s 3widow.
1 Samuel 27:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
- New International Version (NIV)David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow.
Context of 1 Samuel 27:3
1Then David said to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” 2So David arose and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow. 4Now it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him. 5Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
Read all of 1 Samuel 271 Samuel 27:3 word by word
וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ דָּוִ֨ד עִם־אָכִ֥ישׁ בְּגַ֛ת ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו אִ֣ישׁ וּבֵית֑וֹ דָּוִד֙ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י נָשָׁ֔יו אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל אֵֽשֶׁת־נָבָ֖ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃Read the interlinear
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- with Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
- at Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
- he and his menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- with his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- his twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֫עַם'ăchîynô‛am · AhinoamH293
- the Jezreelitessיִזְרְעֵאלִיתyizre‛ê'lîyth · JezreelitessH3159
- and Abigailאֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל'ăbîygayil 'ăbîygal · AbigailH26
- the Carmelitessכַּרְמְלִיkarmelîy · CarmeliteH3761
- Nabal’sנָבָלnâbâl · NabalH5037
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:3
- 1 Samuel 25:3(now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite),
- 1 Samuel 30:5Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Every man with his household - So it appears that the men who consorted with David had wives and families. David and his company resembled a tribe of the wandering Arabs.Read the comment
- 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. 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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 27:3 1 Sam 30:3; 2 Sam 2:3 ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 27:3 1 Sam 25:42, 43 ↩
- 3. 1 Samuel 27:3 Lit wife ↩
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
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