1 Samuel 27:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BUT DAVID said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any more within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Common English Bible

¹ David thought, One day I will be destroyed by Saul’s power. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israelite territory, and I will escape his power.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And David said in his heart: "At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands."

1 Samuel 27:1 Cross References

1 Kings 12:26

And Yaroḇ

1 Kings 12:28

So the sovereign took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Yerushalayim. See, your mighty ones, O Yisra’ĕ

1 Kings 19:3

And he feared, and rose up and ran for his life, and went to Be’ĕ

2 Chronicles 25:17

And Amatsyahu sovereign of Yehuḏ

Psalm 116:11

I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

Psalm 55:7

“See, I would wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

Exodus 14:12

“Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Mitsrayim, saying, ‘Leave us alone and let us serve the Mitsrites?’ For it would have been better for us to serve the Mitsrites than to die in the wilderness.”

Proverbs 13:12

Expectancy drawn out makes the heart sick, But a longing come true is a tree of life.

Isaiah 51:12

“I, I am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of man that dies, and of the son of man who is made like grass?

Numbers 14:3

“And why is יהוה  bringing us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become a prey? Would it not be better for us to turn back to Mitsrayim?”

Matthew 14:31

And immediately יהושע  stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “O you of little belief, why did you doubt?”

Mark 4:40

And He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you not yet belief?”

2 Corinthians 7:5

For, indeed, when we came into Makedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were hard pressed on every side – conflicts without, fears within.

1 Samuel 16:1

And יהוה  said to Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 16:13

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 20:3

But Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 22:5

And the prophet Gaḏ

1 Samuel 23:17

and said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Sha’ul my father is not going to find you, and you are to reign over Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 25:30

“And it shall be, when יהוה  has done for my master according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 26:19

“And now, please, let my master the sovereign hear the words of his servant: If יהוה  has moved you against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, then they are cursed before יהוה, for they have driven me out today that I should not join myself to the inheritance of יהוה, saying, ‘Go, serve other mighty ones.’

1 Samuel 29:2

And the princes of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 29:3

And the princes of the Philistines said, “Who are these Heḇ