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A Philistine king who gave David refuge — twice
open_in_newKing of Gath. David first fled to him while running from Saul but had to pretend to be insane to escape (1 Samuel 21:10-15). Later, David returned and Achish actually gave him the town of Ziklag to live in (1 Samuel 27). Achish trusted David, not realizing David was raiding other groups and lying about it. A complicated alliance.