The Meaning of 1 Samuel 27:5 Explained

1 Samuel 27:5

KJV: And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

YLT: And David saith unto Achish, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

Darby: And David said to Achish, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some country-town, that I may abide there; for why should thy servant abide in the royal city with thee?

ASV: And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 27:5?

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And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

What does 1 Samuel 27:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 27:1-12 - Substituting Policy For Trust

David had every assurance that he would be king. From Samuel, Jonathan and Saul he had heard predictions of his coming exaltation; yet suddenly he seems to have had a fainting-fit and to have concluded that he would after all perish by the hand of Saul. It was thus with Elijah under the juniper bush, when he asked God to take away his life; and thus with the Baptist, when from prison he sent to ask whether Jesus was the Christ. Let us not sink into despair when the shadow of discouragement falls across our path. Let us believe that God's word shall stand though the heavens fall. Let us especially beware of taking our own measures of self-defense. The caves of Adullam are safer for the child of God than the land of the Philistines. David was driven to ruthless cruelty; he went about under the constant fear of discovery, and lived a perpetual lie. It was a life of deceit that was wholly unworthy of a servant of the Most High, and must have had a fatal effect on David's followers. And, in the end, Ziklag was destroyed, and the exile's heart was well-nigh broken. See 1 Samuel 30:1-4. "The way of the transgressor is hard!" No psalms can be traced to this period. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 27

¹ Saul, hearing David to be in Gath, seeks no more for him
⁵ David begs Ziklag of Achish
⁸ He, invading other countries, persuades Achish he fought against Judah

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 27:5 mean?

And said David to Achish if now I have found favor in your eyes let them give me a place in one town in the country that I may dwell there for why should dwell your servant in city the royal with you

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־ אָכִ֗ישׁ אִם־ נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ יִתְּנוּ־ לִ֣י מָק֗וֹם בְּאַחַ֛ת עָרֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה שָּׁ֑ם וְלָ֨מָּה יֵשֵׁ֧ב עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּעִ֥יר הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֜ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָכִ֗ישׁ	Achish
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָכִישׁ Sense: Philistine king of Gath.
נָא֩	now
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
מָצָ֨אתִי	I have found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֤ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙	in your eyes
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
יִתְּנוּ־	let them give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֣י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
מָק֗וֹם	a place
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
בְּאַחַ֛ת	in one
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
עָרֵ֥י	town in
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	the country
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂדֶה Sense: field, land.
וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה	that I may dwell
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וְלָ֨מָּה	for why
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
יֵשֵׁ֧ב	should dwell
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עַבְדְּךָ֛	your servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
בְּעִ֥יר	in city
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה	the royal
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַמְלָכָה Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.
עִמָּֽךְ	with you
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.

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