1 Samuel 27:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 27:2

So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cassiodorus

EXPOSITION OF THE PSALMS 55.1 (585)

"When the Philistines held him in Gath"; this is recounted in the text of the book of Kings [Samuel]. David was terrorized by attacks of Saul and thought that he would be hidden in the city of Gath among the Philistines. But we have said …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

David arose, and he passed over - unto Achish - There is not one circumstance in this transaction that is not blameable. David joins the enemies of his God and of his country, acts a most inhuman part against the Geshurites and Amalekites, without even the pretense of a Divine authority; tells a most deliberate falsehood to Achish, his protector, relative to the people against whom he had perpetrated this cruel act; giving him to understand that he had been destroying the Israelites, his enemies.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֣קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר	vai.ya.'a.Vor	and he passed over	H5674 →
ה֔וּא	Hu'	he	H1931 →
וְשֵׁשׁ־	ve.shesh-	and six	H8337 →
מֵא֥וֹת	me.'ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
עִמּ֑וֹ	i.Mo	[were] with him	H5973 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אָכִ֥ישׁ	'a.Khish	Achish	H397 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
מָע֖וֹךְ	ma.'okh	Maoch	H4582 →
מֶ֥לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
גַּֽת׃	Gat	Gath	H1661 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 30:8
and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:18
  So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
- 1 Samuel 23:2
  So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 2 Samuel 5:19
  So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Through
1 Samuel 25:13
And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 23:13
  Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go…
- James 1:19–20
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Proverbs 14:29
  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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