The situation of Ittai and his followers may have caused David to recall his own days as an exiled fugitive when he and 600 Israelite warriors relocated to Philistine territory and entered the domain of Achish, the king of Gath.
او و ۶۰۰ مرد فلسطینی به دنبال او از وطنشان آواره شده بودند و اطراف اورشلیم به سر می‌بردند .‏