1 SAMUEL 27:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And David said to his heart, 'I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand' — David's calculation ('vayyomer dāwīd ʾel-libbô') reflects a moment of despair, where faith wavers and pragmatism takes control. The phrase 'niš'artî ʾal-yad šāʾûl' (perish by Saul's hand) suggests an assumption that the threat is inescapable within Israel's borders.
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