1 Samuel 27:3

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

1But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.” 2So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. David and his men and their families settled there with Achish at Gath. David brought his two wives along with him—Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal’s widow from Carmel. 4Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him. 5One day David said to Achish, “If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city.”

1 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• at Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
• he and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• with his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• with 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 Carmelitessכַּרְמְלִיתkarmelîyth · CarmelitessH3762
• Nabal’sנָבָלnâbâl · NabalH5037

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:3

• 1 Samuel 25:3This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.
• 1 Samuel 30:5David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 27:3

• Abigail
• Ahinoam
• Gath
• Jezreel
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gath
• Gath, Gittite
• Abigail
• Ahinoam
• Carmel
• Jezreel
• Abigail; Abigal
• Abimelech
• Alliance

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