1 Samuel 27:7

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The length of time that David lived in the country of the Philistines was one year and four months.

Cross References

1 Samuel 27:8

Now David and his men went up and made raids on the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for these were the landed settlements from Telam on the way to Shur and on to the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 29:3

the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years? Since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.”