The Philistines were enemies of Israel, for God had commanded Israel to wage war against the Philistines until they were exterminated. Genesis 12:11-13 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I … 1 Samuel 22-28 New Living Translation (NLT) David at the Cave of Adullam. From Nob, David flees to king Achish at Gath. He had to flee. And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. (10) David flees to Gath. David's convictions became apparent to his family and friends early in his life. David wrote these words while running in fear for his life. 3 Later David … 1 Sam. Suffering also made it clear who David’s enemies were. 1 Samuel 21:12 David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath. This launched David’s “cave times” period, which would soon prove to be one of his deepest trials. 22 So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. There were the Ziphites, who betrayed David’s whereabouts to King Saul (1 … The superscription to Psalm 34 indicates that this Philistine king “drove him away.” It was David’s fear of Saul that prompted him to flee to Gath to seek the protection of the Philistines (cf. While visiting an Israelite military camp, David was horrified to see the Philistines' champion, Goliath, arrogantly challenge the Israelites: "I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together" (1 Samuel 17:10 1 … David was becoming weary and discouraged with Saul's never ending persecution, and in desperation he fled to the protection of Abimelech (Achish), king of Gath. 1. David’s flight from Saul begins with his unexpected appearance at Nob, where he gives Ahimelech the priest a phony story to explain that he has come without his men. It could have, also been a fear of David. They knew that something had caused David and his 600 men to be able to avoid capture by Saul's chosen 3,000 men. While there, David heard Goliath shouting his daily defiance, and he saw the great fear stirred within the men of Israel. As he ran for his life, he felt abandoned by everyone—including God. They might have thought that David would help them fight Saul. David carried it to the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite — He is not called a Gittite from his being born in, or dwelling at, that Gath which was a city of the Philistines, but from Gath-rimmon, a Levitical city, Joshua 21:24.For it is certain he was a Levite, 1 Chronicles 15:18-24; 1 Chronicles 16:5.Obed-edom knew what … 27:1). One day, David, the youngest son of Jesse, was sent to the battle lines by his father to bring back news of his brothers.David was just a young teenager at the time. Psalm 13 appears to reveal what was happening to David after he fled Gath but before all his friends arrived at the cave, which is 1 Samuel 22:2. Psalm 34 is a faith-filled and worshipful call to trust God over fear. a. David arose and fled that day: David’s attempt to protect himself with clever lies instead of trusting God to protect him didn’t bring lasting results. We do however; know that the Philistines were enemies of Saul. The result was that David departed, not voluntarily as 22:1 might allow, but by force. 1 Samuel 21:10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. David speaks of himself as servant to … 2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men. 1 Samuel 27:2 David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. Later on in David’s life, when Absalom temporarily seizes the kingdom, suffering will prove who David’s true friends are. At David’s request, the high priest gives David some of the sacred bread and the sword of Goliath.