Cross References And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands. 1 Samuel 26:19 Now therefore hear, I pray thee, my lord the king, the words of thy servant: If the Lord stir thee up against me, let him accept of sacrifice: but if the sons of men, they are cursed in the sight of the Lord, who have cast me out this day, that I should not dwell in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: Go, serve strange gods. 1 Samuel 29:3 And the princes of the Philistines said to Achis: What mean these Hebrews? And Achis said to the princes of the Philistines: Do you not know David who was the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, and hath been with me many days, or years, and I have found no fault in him, since the day that he fled over to me until this day? Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands. A. 2946 B.C. 1058 An. Ex. Is. 433 1 Samuel 16:1,13 And the Lord said to Samuel: How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. . . . 1 Samuel 23:17 Fear not: for the hand of my father, Saul, shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; yea and my father knoweth this. 1 Samuel 25:30 And when the Lord shall have done to thee, my lord, all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have made thee prince over Israel, Psalm 116:11 I said in my excess: Every man is a liar. Proverbs 13:12 Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh, is a tree of life. Isaiah 40:27-31 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? . . . Isaiah 51:12 I myself will comfort you: who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of a mortal man, and of the son of man, who shall wither away like grass? Mark 4:40 And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet? And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him? 2 Corinthians 7:5 For also, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest: but we suffered all tribulation. Combats without: fears within. I shall perish [heb] be consumed 1 Samuel 22:5 And Gad the prophet said to David: Abide not in the hold, depart, and go into the land of Juda. And David departed, and came into the forest of Haret. Exodus 14:12 Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying: Depart from us, that we may serve the Egyptians? for it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness. Numbers 14:3 Would God that we had died in Egypt: and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt? Proverbs 3:5,6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps. . . . Isaiah 30:15,16 For thus saith the Lord God the Holy One of Israel: If you return and be quiet, you shall be saved: in silence and in hope shall your strength be. And you would not: . . . Lamentations 3:26,27 Teth. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God. . . . into the land 1 Samuel 27:10,11 And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against to day? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni. . . . 1 Samuel 21:10-15 And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis, the king of Geth: . . . 1 Samuel 28:1,2 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered together their armies, to be prepared for war against Israel: And Achis said to David: Know thou now assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to the war, thou, and thy men. . . . 1 Samuel 29:2-11 And the lords of the Philistines marched with their hundreds and their thousands: but David and his men were in the rear with Achis. . . . 1 Samuel 30:1-3 Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire, . . . Context David and the Philistines1And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands.2And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth.… Lexicon David, however,דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to himself, לִבּ֔וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “One אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first of these days יוֹם־ (yō·wm-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day now עַתָּ֛ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time I will be swept away אֶסָּפֶ֥ה (’es·sā·p̄eh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up by the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand of Saul. שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites There is nothing אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle better ט֜וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for me לִ֨י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew than כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction to escape הִמָּלֵ֥ט (him·mā·lêṭ) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of the Philistines. פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Then Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites will stop וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ (wə·nō·w·’aš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2976: To desist, to despond searching לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי (lə·ḇaq·šê·nî) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after for me מִמֶּ֤נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of all over בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and I will slip וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י (wə·nim·laṭ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks out of his hand.� מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (mî·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand Additional Translations David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will 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 stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”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. 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. And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered for death into the hands of Saul; and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand. 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. 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 shall despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 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 in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand. 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." 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.' 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