1 Samuel 27 · Verse 2

1 Samuel 27:2

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.
1 Samuel 27:2, King James Version

1 Samuel 27:2 in other translations

BSBSo David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
WEBDavid arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
ASVAnd David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
YLTAnd David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who are with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
DARBYAnd David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
BBESo David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
WebsterAnd David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

What does 1 Samuel 27:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 27:2-3
2-3. Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath--The popular description of this king's family creates a presumption that he was a different king from the reigning sovereign on David's first visit to Gath. Whether David had received a special invitation from him or a mere permission to enter his territories, cannot be determined. It is probable that the former was the case. From the universal notoriety given to the feud between Saul and David, which had now become irreconcilable, it might appear to Achish good policy to harbor him as a guest, and so the better pave the way for the hostile measures against Israel which the Philistines were at this time meditating. 1Sa 27:5-12. David Begs Ziklag of Achish.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 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. I undertake no defense of this conduct of David; it is all bad, all defenceless; God vindicates him not. The inspired penman tells what he did, but passes no eulogium upon his conduct; and it is false to say that, because these things are recorded, therefore they are approved. In all these transactions David was in no sense a man after God's own heart. Chandler attempts to vindicate all this conduct: those who can receive his saying, let them receive it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Unbelief is a sin that easily besets even good men, when without are fightings, and within are fears; and it is a hard matter to get over them. Lord, increase our faith! We may blush to think that the word of a Philistine should go further than the word of an Israelite, and that the city of Gath should be a place of refuge for a good man, when the cities of Israel refuse him a safe abode. David gained a comfortable…

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1 Samuel 27:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed overH5674
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931
וְשֵׁשׁ\־ve.shesh-and sixH8337
מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mo[were] with himH5973
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH397
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
מָע֖וֹךְma.'okhMaochH4582
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
גַּֽת\׃GatGathH1661

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 27:2

  • 1 Samuel 25:13

    And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

  • 1 Samuel 21:10

    And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Kings 2:39-40

    And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

  • 1 Samuel 30:8

    And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David.This measure of David's, in uniting himself to the enemies of his God and people, was highly blameable; was calculated to alienate the affections of the Israelites; and led to equivocation, if not downright falsehood.
the six.
25:13; 30:8
Achish.
21:10; 1Ki 2:40

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 27:1

    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 27:2

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 27:3

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

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1 Samuel 27:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Levantóse pues David, y con los seiscientos hombres que tenía consigo pasóse á Achîs hijo de Maoch, rey de Gath.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David se leva et passa, lui et 600 hommes qui étaient avec lui, vers Akish, fils de Maoc, roi de Gath.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David machte sich auf und ging hinüber, er und sechshundert Mann, die bei ihm waren, zu Achis, dem Sohne Maoks, dem König von Gath.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et surrexit David, et abiit ipse, et sexcenti viri cum eo, ad Achis filium Maoch regem Geth.