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Angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the [[Philistines (EBD)|Philistine ]] [[King (EBD)|kings]]. (1.) The king with whom [[David (EBD)|David ]] sought refuge when he fled from [[Saul (EBD)|Saul ]] (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called [[Abimelech (EBD)|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 (EBD)|Ziklag]], whence he carried on [[War (EBD)|war ]] against the surrounding [[Tribe (EBD)|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. (2.) Another king of [[Gath (EBD)|Gath]], probably grandson of the foregoing, to whom the two servants of [[Shimei (EBD)|Shimei]] fled. This led Shimei to go to Gath in pursuit of them, and the consequence was that [[Solomon (EBD)|Solomon]] put him to [[Death (EBD)|death ]] (1 Kings 2:39-46).

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