Since Saul was continuously behind David, he thought the best idea
to be safe from Saul was to be with Philistines.
So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish , the king
of Gath.
David brought his two wives along with him—Ahinoam and Abigail.
Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped
hunting for him.
David asked Achish, that they would live in one of the country
towns.
So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag ,so they lived there among the
Philistines for a year and four months. David sincerely spent his time raiding
all the nearby villages for the philistines and took the sheep, goats, cattle,
donkeys, camels, and clothing to King Achish.
Thereby David built up the trust of King Achish.
King Achish also thought that the people of Israel will hate David
bitterly because of what he was doing.
And so he thought David has to stay in Philistine forever with him
and serve him.
To Ponder:
Proverbs 16:7 says
that, When people’s lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with
them.
Even our enemies can show kindness to us today if our ways are
pleasing God. Are we living a God pleasing life?
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