The First Book of Samuel, Chapter 27שמואל א 27

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל לִבּ֔וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם אֶחָ֖ד בְּיַד שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין לִ֨י ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט אֶל אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי עוֹד֙ בְּכָל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִיָּדֽוֹ

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: 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.

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר ה֔וּא וְשֵׁשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ אֶל אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּן מָע֖וֹךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת

And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ דָּוִ֨ד עִם אָכִ֥ישׁ בְּגַ֛ת ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו אִ֣ישׁ וּבֵית֑וֹ דָּוִד֙ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י נָשָׁ֔יו אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל אֵֽשֶׁת נָבָ֖ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת וְלֹֽא יוסף יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל אָכִ֗ישׁ אִם נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ יִתְּנוּ לִ֣י מָק֗וֹם בְּאַחַ֛ת עָרֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה שָּׁ֑ם וְלָ֨מָּה יֵשֵׁ֧ב עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּעִ֥יר הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ

And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?

וַיִּתֶּן ל֥וֹ אָכִ֛ישׁ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא אֶת צִֽקְלָ֑ג לָכֵ֞ן הָיְתָ֤ה צִֽקְלַג֙ לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים יָמִ֖ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

וַיַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י והגרזי וְהַגִּזְרִ֖י וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י כִּ֣י הֵ֜נָּה יֹשְׁב֤וֹת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם בּוֹאֲךָ֥ שׁ֖וּרָה וְעַד אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those of old the inhabitants of the land, as you goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

וְהִכָּ֤ה דָוִד֙ אֶת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יְחַיֶּ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלָקַח֩ צֹ֨אן וּבָקָ֜ר וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים וּגְמַלִּים֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל אָכִֽישׁ

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָכִ֔ישׁ אַל פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד עַל נֶ֤גֶב יְהוּדָה֙ וְעַל נֶ֣גֶב הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י וְאֶל נֶ֖גֶב הַקֵּינִֽי

And Achish said, Whither have you made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

וְאִ֨ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֜ה לֹֽא יְחַיֶּ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְהָבִ֥יא גַת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פֶּן יַגִּ֥דוּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה עָשָׂ֤ה דָוִד֙ וְכֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּט֔וֹ כָּל הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֖ב בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן אָכִ֖ישׁ בְּדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הִבְאִישׁ֙ בְּעַמּ֣וֹ בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהָ֥יָה לִ֖י לְעֶ֥בֶד עוֹלָֽם

And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.