NET Bible
"So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men."
— 1 Samuel 27:2, NET Bible
“And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.”
“And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. ”
“David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.”
“And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.”
“So David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.”
“And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.”
David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.
David settled with Achish in Gath, along with his men and their families. David had with him his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.
When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.
David said to Achish,“If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”