And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is nothing better 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 Elijah feared, and rose, and departed for his life. And he came to Beersheba, [to] the land of Judah, and he left his servant there.

And King Jehoiakim and all the princes heard all his words, and sought to kill him; and Urijah heard [it] and went to Egypt.

So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Achish, son of Maoch, king of Gath.

[A Psalm] of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be continually in my mouth.