• 1 Samuel 27:1
    The Bible in Living English

    • 27 And David said to himself “Now I shall come to my end at Saul’s hands someday or other: there is nothing for it but to escape to the Philistine country and have Saul despair of getting me by looking for me any longer in all the territory of Israel, and so escape out of his hands”;

  • 1 Samuel 27:1
    American Standard Version

    • 27 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.

  • 1 Samuel 27:1
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 27 And David said unto his own heart, Now shall I be swept off in a single day by the hand of Saul,—there is nothing for me better than that I escape into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.

  • 1 Samuel 27:1
    King James Version

    • 27 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.