Achish, the son of Maoch If he was the same as the Achish of 1 Samuel 21:10, and the Achish son of Maachah of 1 Kings 2:39, he must have reigned some fifty years. But more probably the same name was borne by different individuals.
Verse 1 Samuel 27:2. _DAVID AROSE, AND HE PASSED OVER - UNTO ACHISH_] There is not one circumstance in this transaction that is not blameable. David joins the enemies of his God and of his country, a...
CHAPTER 27 _ 1. David's unbelief (1 Samuel 27:1)_ 2. With Achish, King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:3) 3. His slaughter and deception 27:8-12) David became despondent. After all the gracious evidences that...
1 Samuel 27:1 to 1 Samuel 28:2. DAVID AT GATH (J). Sequel to 1 Samuel 26:25 (_cf._ 1 Samuel 21:10)....
MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14....
ACHISH, THE SON OF MAOCH— Most writers agree, that this _Achish,_ to whom David now fled, was notthe Achish by whom he was so inhospitably received, and from whom he so narrowly escaped, when he was b...
David's Second Flight to Gath, 1 Samuel 27:1-12. _David Again in Gath._ 1 Samuel 27:1-7 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: _there is_ nothing better for me t...
_AND DAVID AROSE, AND HE PASSED OVER WITH THE SIX HUNDRED MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM UNTO ACHISH, THE SON OF MAOCH, KING OF GATH._ Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. The particular description of th...
DAVID FLEES TO GATH, AND OBTAINS ZIKLAG FROM ACHISH 2. David's position now as the captain of 600 men was quite different from what it was in 1 Samuel 21:10....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 27 DAVID LIVES WITH THE *PHILISTINES V1 Then David thought, ‘I am sure that Saul will kill me one day. But I have a good idea. I will go to t...
THE SIX HUNDRED MEN. — This was the original number. They still formed the nucleus of the force, but the total number was now far larger. These “six hundred” had each their households, besides which,...
וַ יָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַ יַּעֲבֹ֣ר ה֔וּא וְ
CHAPTER XXXIII _ DAVID'S SECOND FLIGHT TO GATH._ 1 Samuel 27:1; 1 Samuel 28:1; 1 Samuel 29:1. WE are not prepared for the sad decline in the spirit of trust which is recorded in the beginning of the...
SUBSTITUTING POLICY FOR TRUST 1 Samuel 27:1 David had every assurance that he would be king. From Samuel, Jonathan and Saul he had heard predictions of his coming exaltation; yet suddenly he seems to...
David's sense of his danger increased until he became almost pessimistic, and he said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul." And who can wonder at, or blame him? Long and wear...
_Maoch, or Maacha, 3 Kings ii. 29. This king had perhaps seen David, when he counterfeited madness. But now he was convinced that, by granting him protection, he would greatly annoy Saul, and draw man...
(2) And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. Besides David's want of faith, here was a breach of obedience. The pro...
We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
But David, after all, is only a man; and immediately after this testimony that God was with him (a testimony that even Saul acknowledged), his faith fails, and he passes over into the midst of the ene...
AND DAVID AROSE,.... From the place where he was: AND HE PASSED OVER; the borders of land of Canaan: WITH THE SIX HUNDRED MEN THAT [WERE] WITH HIM; having neither lost any, nor had any added to him,...
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. Ver. 2. _And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men._]...
_Unto Achish the son of Maoch_ “Most writers agree that this Achish, to whom David now fled, was not the Achish by whom he was so inhospitably received, and from whom he so narrowly escaped, when he w...
1 Saul hearing Dauid to be in Gath, seeketh no more for him. 5 Dauid beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 8 Hee inuading other countreys, perswadeth Achish he fought against Iudah. 1 AND Dauid sayd in his hear...
DAVID IN GATH AND ZIKLAG...
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him, whose number had remained unchanged in recent years, UNTO ACHISH, THE SON OF MAOCH, KING OF GATH, evidently the same ma...
So soon after David's admirable moral victory in Chapter 26, it is sad to see his faith wavering in his decision "to escape to the land of the Philistines." Did he not remember his experience with Ach...
1-7 Unbelief is a sin that easily besets even good men, when without are fightings, and within are fears; and it is a hard matter to get over them. Lord, increase our faith! We may blush to think tha...
It might seem a bold adventure; but, 1. He thought himself forced to it by Saul's inveterate rage, and continued resolutions to persecute him. 2. It is probable he had sent some persons to treat wit...
1 Samuel 27:2 David H1732 arose H6965 (H8799) over H5674 (H8799) six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 Achish...
DAVID DECIDES TO MOVE TO GATH AND IS WELCOMED BY ACHISH (1 SAMUEL 27:1). It is easy to understand the reason why David moved to Gath. He had at last realised that there was no hope of any further reco...
CONTENTS: David down in the dumps. CHARACTERS: David, Schish, Ahmoan, Abigail. CONCLUSION: Unbelief is a sin that besets those who have been undergoing long trials. It is no advantage to us when we...
1 Samuel 27:8. _The Geshurites._ They were a branch of the Canaanites. Joshua 12:5. Another branch of this people resided beyond the Jordan. 2Sa 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:15. _The Gezrites_ are the people of G...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 27:1 David and his men finally gain some stability by serving the Philistine king Achish of Gath. David pretends to be loyal to Achish by attacking various non-Israelite peop...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 27:1. “SAUL SHALL DESPAIR,” or _“desist from me.”_ “The idea of the word is, to give a thing up as impossible or useless.” _(Erdmann.)_ 1 Samuel 27:2. “ACHISH,...
DAVID FINDS A REFUGE AT ZIKLAG (1 Samuel 27:1.). EXPOSITION DAVID AGAIN SEEKS PROTECTION AT GATH (1 Samuel 27
Now David made a negative confession in chapter twenty-seven, and if what these people are preaching today, David would've been killed by Saul. If what they say is true, "If you are what you say," if...
1 Kings 2:40; 1 Samuel 21:10; 1 Samuel 25:13; 1 Samuel 30:8...