1 Samuel · 1 Samuel 21
David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
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The verses immediately either side, within 1 Samuel 21.
Before
9The priest said, “Behold, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you would like to take that, take it, for there is no other except that here.” David said, “There is none like that. Give it to me.”
1 Samuel 21:10
David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
After
11The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”
This verse does not yet have an editorial note of its own. The chapter it belongs to is the best place to read it: 1 Samuel 21.