Quotes about Achish
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
— 1 Samuel 21:10
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
— 1 Samuel 21:11
Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
— 1 Samuel 21:12
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
— 1 Samuel 21:14
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
— 1 Samuel 27:2
David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
— 1 Samuel 27:3
Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
— 1 Samuel 27:5
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
— 1 Samuel 27:6
Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
— 1 Samuel 27:9
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
— 1 Samuel 27:12
Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
— 1 Samuel 28:1
David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
— 1 Samuel 28:2