David seems to be losing heart. When a problem goes on and on, even though we manage to get through and survive, the relentlessness of it all can wear us down. This may be what was happening to David, and he thought Saul was bound to get him eventually. So he decides to flee to the land of the Philistines, the enemies of Israel. He reasoned that there he would at least be safe from Saul.
So David and his men and their families went to Gath. Saul did indeed stop following him, and David's plan seemed to be working. After a while David looked for a degree of independence in the land. So Achish gave him Ziklag, and this has belonged to Israel ever since. It is located in southern Judah.
Though in exile, David continued to go on raids against the enemies of Israel. These raids were very violent, for David did not want to leave anyone to inform on what he was doing. David also lied to Achish about what he was doing, and Achish came to believe that David was an enemy of Israel.
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