David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
Parallel translations
- KJV And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- BSB That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
- NKJV Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- NASB Then David set out and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath.
- NLT So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath.
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Cross-references · 4
- Jer 26:21When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:
- 1 Kgs 19:3When he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
- Ps 34:1–22By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
- 1 Sam 27:1–2David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand.”
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