# 1 Samuel 27:1

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

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- Book: [1 Samuel](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel)
- Chapter: [1 Samuel 27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/27)
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And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.