1 Samuel 27:3

“David stayed with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal’s wife, of Carmel.”

1 Samuel 27:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 27:3, word by word

Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev

stay

To remain in a place.

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Achishאָכִישׁachish

Achish

Achish: a Philistine king of the city of Gath, with whom David took refuge twice (1 Samuel 21 and 27–29); in 1 Kings 2:39-40 the king of Gath has the same name.

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and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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with his householdבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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with his twoשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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wivesנָשָׁיnashay

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםachinoam

Ahinoam

Ahinoam: the name of two women: the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) and one of David's wives (1 Samuel 25:43).

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of Jezreelיִּזְרְעֵאלִיתyizrelit

Jezreelitess

Jezreelitess: a woman from Jezreel. Said of Ahinoam, David's wife.

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and Abigailאֲבִיגַיִלavigayil

Abigail

Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".

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Nabal’sנָבָלnaval

Nabal

Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".

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of Carmelכַּרְמְלִיתkarmlit

Carmelitess

Carmelitess: a woman of Carmel, the town of Judah. Said of Abigail.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGath?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gath ?

    Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel

    A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.

    Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).

    1 Samuel 17:41 Samuel 21:101 Samuel 5:81 Samuel 27:2

The context

2David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 · This verse (above)

4It was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he did not seek him any more.

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