DavidדָּוִדstayedוַיֵּשֶׁבwithעִםAchishאָכִישׁat Gath,בְּגַתheהוּאand his men,וַאֲנָשָׁיוeach manאִישׁwith his household,וּבֵיתוֹDavidדָּוִדwith his twoוּשְׁתֵּיwives,נָשָׁיוAhinoamאֲחִינֹעַםof Jezreelהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִיתand Abigail,וַאֲבִיגַיִלNabal’sנָבָלwife,אֵשֶׁתof Carmel.הַכַּרְמְלִית
1 Samuel 27:3
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “david” appears- stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- 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.
Where else “achish” appears- at Gathגַתgat
Gath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appears- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- with his householdבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- with his twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- wivesנָשָׁיnashay
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashay” appears- 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).
Where else “achinoam” appears- of Jezreelיִּזְרְעֵאלִיתyizrelit
Jezreelitess
Jezreelitess: a woman from Jezreel. Said of Ahinoam, David's wife.
Where else “yizrelit” appears- 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".
Where else “avigayil” appears- 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".
Where else “naval” appears- of Carmelכַּרְמְלִיתkarmlit
Carmelitess
Carmelitess: a woman of Carmel, the town of Judah. Said of Abigail.
Where else “karmlit” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.