Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 27:7
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And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
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And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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1 Samuel 27
5 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?”
6 That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
7 And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
9 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,
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