Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 Samuel 27

1 Saul, hearing David to be in Gath, seeketh no more for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 8 He, invading other countries, persuadeth Achish he fought against Judah.

 27:1 ¶ And Dauid 1732 sayd 559 z8799 in x413 his heart, 3820 I shall now x6258 perish 5595 z8735 one 259 day 3117 by the hand 3027 of Saul: 7586 there is nothing x369 better 2896 for me, then x3588 that y3588 I should speedily y4422 z8736 escape 4422 z8735 into x413 the land 776 of the Philistines; 6430 and Saul 7586 shal despaire 2976 z8738 of x4480 me, to seeke 1245 z8763 me any more x5750 in any x3605 coast 1366 of Israel: 3478 so shall I escape 4422 z8738 out of his hand. 3027 x4480

 27:2 And Dauid 1732 arose, 6965 z8799 and hee x1931 passed ouer 5674 z8799 with the sixe 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 that x834 [were] with x5973 him, vnto x413 Achish 397 the sonne 1121 of Maoch 4582 king 4428 of Gath. 1661

 27:3 And Dauid 1732 dwelt 3427 z8799 with x5973 Achish 397 at Gath, 1661 he, x1931 and his men, y582 x376 euery man 376 with his houshold, 1004 [euen] Dauid 1732 with his two 8147 wiues, 802 Ahinoam 293 the Iezreelitesse, 3159 and Abigail 26 the Carmelitesse y3762 x3761 Nabals 5037 wife. 802

 27:4 And it was told 5046 z8714 Saul, 7586 that x3588 Dauid 1732 was fled 1272 z8804 to Gath, 1661 and he sought 1245 z8763 no x3808 more x5750 againe 3254 z8804 z8675 z8686 for him.

 27:5 ¶ And Dauid 1732 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 Achish, 397 If x518 I haue now x4994 found 4672 z8804 grace 2580 in thine eyes, 5869 let them giue 5414 z8799 mee a place 4725 in some 259 towne 5892 in the countrey, 7704 that I may dwel 3427 z8799 there: x8033 for why x4100 should thy seruant 5650 dwell 3427 z8799 in the royall 4467 citie 5892 with x5973 thee?

 27:6 Then Achish 397 gaue 5414 z8799 him x853 Ziklag 6860 that x1931 day: 3117 wherfore x3651 Ziklag 6860 pertaineth x1961 vnto the kings 4428 of Iudah 3063 vnto x5704 this x2088 day. 3117

 27:7 And the time 3117 y4557 that x834 Dauid 1732 dwelt 3427 z8804 in the countrey 7704 of the Philistines, 6430 was x1961 a full x4557 yeere, 3117 and foure 702 moneths. 2320

 27:8 ¶ And Dauid 1732 and his men y582 x376 went vp 5927 z8799 and inuaded 6584 z8799 x413 the Geshurites, 1651 and the Gezrites, 1511 and the Amalekites: 6003 for x3588 those 2007 [nations] were of old 5769 x834 x4480 the inhabitants 3427 z8802 of the land, 776 as thou goest 935 z8800 to Shur, 7793 euen vnto x5704 the land 776 of Egypt. 4714

 27:9 And Dauid 1732 smote 5221 z8689 x853 the land, 776 and left x2421 neither x3808 man 376 nor woman 802 aliue, y2421 z8762 and tooke away 3947 z8804 the sheepe, 6629 and the oxen, 1241 and the asses, 2543 and the camels, 1581 and the apparell, 899 and returned, 7725 z8799 and came 935 z8799 to x413 Achish. 397

 27:10 And Achish 397 said, 559 z8799 Whither 408 haue ye made a rode 6584 z8804 to day? 3117 And Dauid 1732 said, 559 z8799 Against x5921 the South 5045 of Iudah, 3063 and against x5921 the South 5045 of the Ierahmeelites, 3397 and against x413 the South 5045 of the Kenites. 7017

 27:11 And Dauid 1732 saued 2421 z8762 neither x3808 man 376 nor woman 802 aliue, y2421 z8762 to bring 935 z8687 [tidings] to Gath, 1661 saying, 559 z8800 Lest x6435 they should tell 5046 z8686 on x5921 vs, saying, 559 z8800 So x3541 did 6213 z8804 Dauid, 1732 and so x3541 will be his maner, 4941 all x3605 the while 3117 he dwelleth 3427 z8804 in the countrey 7704 of the Philistines. 6430

 27:12 And Achish 397 beleeued 539 z8686 Dauid, 1732 saying, 559 z8800 Hee hath made his people 5971 Israel 3478 vtterly y887 z8687 to abhorre 887 z8689 him, therefore hee shall be x1961 my seruant 5650 for euer. 5769