1 Samuel 21:11

Easy To Read Version

That day David ran away from Saul. David went to Achish king of Gath.

Cross References

Psalm 34:1

I bless the Lord all the time.\par His praise is always on my lips.\par

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

1 Samuel 19:18

David escaped and ran away to Samuel at Ramah. David told Samuel everything that Saul had done to him. Then David and Samuel went to the camps {where the prophets stayed}. David stayed there.

1 Samuel 27:1

But David thought to himself, “Saul will catch me some day. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. That way I will escape from Saul.”

1 Samuel 27:2

So David and his 600 men left Israel. They went to Achish son of Maoch. Achish was king of Gath.

1 Samuel 29:5

David is the same person the Israelites sing and dance about when they sing this song: