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a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings.
The name of two biblical kings: 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 traveled a second time at the head of a
band of 600 warriors, and who assigned him Ziklag, with whom he
carried on war against the surrounding tribes (1 Sam. 27:5-12).
Achish had great confidence in the valor 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. Another king of Gath, probably grandson of the above
king, to whom the two servants of Shimei fled. This led Shimei
to go to Gath in pursuit of them, and the consequence was that
Solomon put him to death (1 Kings 2:39-46).