People of the Bible
Achish
also called Abimelech
Family
- Father
- Maachah
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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 assigned him Ziklag, whence he carried on war against the surrounding tribes (1 Sam. 27:5-12). Achish had great confidence in the valour and fidelity of David (1 Sam. 28:1, 2), but at the instigation of his courtiers did not permit him to go up to battle along with the Philistine hosts (1 Sam. 29:2-11). David remained with Achish a year and four months.
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 20 verses
- 1 Samuel
- 21:10, 21:11, 21:12, 21:14, 27:2, 27:3, 27:5, 27:6, 27:9, 27:10, 27:12, 28:1, 28:2, 29:2, 29:3, 29:6, 29:8, 29:9
- 1 Kings
- 2:39, 2:40
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.