English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Samuel Book, chapter 27, verse 15 in Nlt Version

1 Samuel 27 : 1 (NLT)

But David kept thinking to himself, "Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe."

1 Samuel 27 : 2 (NLT)

So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

1 Samuel 27 : 3 (NLT)

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 : 4 (NLT)

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

1 Samuel 27 : 5 (NLT)

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."

1 Samuel 27 : 6 (NLT)

So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),

1 Samuel 27 : 7 (NLT)

and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months.

1 Samuel 27 : 8 (NLT)

David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites-- people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.

1 Samuel 27 : 9 (NLT)

David did not leave one person alive in the villages he attacked. He took the sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing before returning home to see King Achish.

1 Samuel 27 : 10 (NLT)

"Where did you make your raid today?" Achish would ask.And David would reply, "Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites."

1 Samuel 27 : 11 (NLT)

No one was left alive to come to Gath and tell where he had really been. This happened again and again while he was living among the Philistines.

1 Samuel 27 : 12 (NLT)

Achish believed David and thought to himself, "By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!"