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1 Samuel 27:1New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
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27 However, David said in his heart: “Now I shall be swept away one day by Saul’s hand. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape+ without fail to the land of the Phi·lisʹtines;+ and Saul must despair of me in looking for me any longer in all the territory of Israel,+ and I shall certainly escape from his hand.”
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1 Samuel 27:1The Bible in Living English
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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”;
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1 Samuel 27:1American Standard Version
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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.
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1 Samuel 27:1King James Version
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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.
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