1 Samuel 27:4

New Living Translation

Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:18

to let all the king’s men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king’s bodyguard.

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

1 Samuel 27:3

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.

1 Samuel 27:5

One 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.”