1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ¹  “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.”

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ²  “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.”

1 Samuel 19:3

19:3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, ³  I will let you know.”

Jeremiah 26:21

26:21 When the king and all his bodyguards ⁴  and officials heard what he was prophesying, ⁵  the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear. ⁶ 

[27:1]  ¹ tn Heb “said to his heart.”

[27:1]  ² tn Heb “said to his heart.”

[19:3]  ³ tn Heb “when I see.”

[26:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “all his mighty men/soldiers.” It is unlikely that this included all the army. It more likely was the palace guards or royal bodyguards (see 2 Sam 23 where the same word is used of David’s elite corps).

[26:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “his words.”

[26:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “But Uriah heard and feared and fled and entered Egypt.”