1 Samuel 27 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 27:4

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
1 Samuel 27:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 27:4 in other translations

BSBAnd when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
WEBSaul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped looking for him.
ASVAnd it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
YLTAnd it is declared to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he hath not added any more to seek him.
DARBYAnd it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.
BBEAnd Saul, hearing that David had gone to Gath, went after him no longer.
WebsterAnd it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

What does 1 Samuel 27:4 mean?

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 27:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.Gadand it was toldH5046
לְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'Ulto SaulH7586
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
בָרַ֥חva.Rachhe had fledH1272
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
גַּ֑תGatGathH1661
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָסַ֥ףyo.safhe repeatedH3254
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ\׃\ \סle.vak.Shoto seek himH1245

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 27:4

  • 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 27:4

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

  • 1 Samuel 27:5

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

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1 Samuel 27:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vino la nueva á Saúl que David se había huído á Gath, y no lo buscó más.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et on rapporta à Saül que David s’était enfui à Gath; et il ne le chercha plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wurde Saul berichtet, daß David nach Gath geflohen wäre; und er suchte ihn fortan nicht mehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et nuntiatum est Sauli quod fugisset David in Geth, et non addidit ultra quærere eum.