1 Samuel 27:4

4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

1 Samuel 27:4 in Other Translations

4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

4 And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him.

4 Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him.

4 When Saul was told that David had escaped to Gath, he called off the hunt.

4 When it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

1 Samuel 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath
Who very probably had his spies out to watch his motions, and report to him where he was, and what he was doing:

and he sought no more again for him;
by which it seems as if he would have sought after him again, had he continued in the land of Israel; but now being gone, and in an enemy's country, and having nothing to fear from him while there, he laid aside all thoughts of seeking after him.

1 Samuel 27:4 In-Context

2 So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maok king of Gath.

3 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.

4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

6 So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.