1 Samuel 27:1–7

^*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. ²And David arose, and he passed over with ^athe six hundred men that were with him ^bunto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of ^cGath. ³And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David ^dwith his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife. ⁴And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. ⁵And David said unto Achish, If ^eI have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in ^fthe royal city with thee? ⁶Then Achish gave him ^gZiklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. ⁷And ^†the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was ^†a full year and four months.