Achish
is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers
of Gath. It may mean "angry,"[citation needed] and is
perhaps only a general title of royalty, applicable to the
Philistine kings. The two kings of Gath, which is identified
by most scholars as Tell es-Safi, are:
The monarch with whom David sought refuge when he fled from
Saul (1 Sam...
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a'-kish ('akhish): King of the city of Gath in the days of
David. His father's name is given as Maoch (1 Sam 27:2), and
Maacah (1 Ki 2:39). David sought the protection of Achish when
he first fled from Saul, and just after his visit to Nob (1
Sam 21:10-15). Fearing rough treatment or betrayal by Achish,
he feigned madness. But this made him un...
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(King of the Philistines, also called ABIMELECH)
-David escapes to
1Sa 21:10-15; 27; 28:1,2; 29; 1Ki 2:39,40...
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(angry), a Philistine king of Gath, who in the title of the
34th Psalm is called Abimelech. David twice found a refuge
with him when he fled from Saul. (B.C. 1061.) On the first
occasion he was alarmed for his safety, feigned madness, and
was sent away....
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angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to
the
Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David
sought refuge
when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is
called Abimelech
in the superscription of Ps. 34. It was probably
this same king
to whom David a second time repaired at the head of
a band of
600 warriors, and who ...
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King of Gath, son of Maoch; called Abimelech, i.e., not
merely a king, but also son of a king in the title to Psalm
34: See ABIMELECH for the seeming discrepancy with 1 Samuel
21:10-13; 1 Samuel 27:2. Twice David fled to him. On the
first occasion, being recognized as the conqueror of the
Philistines, he in fear reigned madness (as the Roman L...
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And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to
Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his
servants from Gath....
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And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the
servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of
Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants [be]
in Gath....
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Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the
LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy
coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I
have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto
me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not....
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