1 Samuel 27:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is 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.”
1 Samuel 27:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 27:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 27:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David 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 I will escape out of his hand.””
1 Samuel 27:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 27:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said in his heart, I shall 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.”
1 Samuel 27:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 27:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me--of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'”
1 Samuel 27:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 27:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”
1 Samuel 27:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 27:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: is it not better for me that I saue my selfe in the lande of the Philistims, and that Saul may haue no hope of me to seeke me any more in all the coastes of Israel, and so escape out of his hand?”
1 Samuel 27:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 27:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 27
1 Y DIJO David en su corazón: Al fin seré muerto algún día por la mano de Saúl: nada por tanto me será mejor que fugarme á la tierra de los Filisteos, para que Saúl se deje de mí, y no me ande buscando más por todos los términos de Israel, y así me escaparé de sus manos.
2 Levantóse pues David, y con los seiscientos hombres que tenía consigo pasóse á Achîs hijo de Maoch, rey de Gath.
3 Y moró David con Achîs en Gath, él y los suyos, cada uno con su familia: David con sus dos mujeres, Ahinoam Jezreelita, y Abigail, la [que fué] mujer de Nabal el del Carmelo.
What Does 1 Samuel 27:1 Mean?
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