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1 Samuel 27:5 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 27 · verse 5
And David said unto Achish, If I 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 the royal city with thee?1 Samuel 27:5 · King James Version
1 Samuel 27:5 in context
3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with 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 I 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 the royal city with thee?
6Then Achish gave him Ziklag 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countrysâdeha fieldH7704 →
- AchishʼĂkîyshAkish, a Philistine kingH397 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
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Here is, I. The prevalency of David's fear, which was the effect of the weakness of his faith (Sa1 27:1): He said to his heart (so it may be read), in his communings with it concerning his present condition, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7