So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Here is, I. The prevalency of David's fear, which was the effect of the weakness of his faith (Sa1 27:1): He said to his heart (so it may be read), in his communings with it concerning his present condition, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul.
Commenting on 1 Samuel 27:1-7
And David arose,.... From the place where he was: and he passed over; the borders of land of Canaan: with the six hundred men that were with him; having neither lost any, nor had any added to him, since he was at Keilah, Sa1 23:13, unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath; whether this was the same Achish David was with before, Sa1...
Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath--The popular description of this king's family creates a presumption that he was a different king from the reigning sovereign on David's first visit to Gath. Whether David had received a special invitation from him or a mere permission to enter his territories, cannot be determined. It is probable that the former was the case.