And David thought in his heart, Now I shall perish one day at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should slip away to escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. Thus I shall escape out of his hand.

And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beer-sheba of Judah, and left his servant there.

And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the rulers, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled and went into Egypt.

And David arose and crossed over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

i1 [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] i0 par I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.