1 Samuel 27:11

KJV

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

— 1 Samuel 27:11, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 27 connects to 3 cross-references. David despairs and moves his six hundred men with their families to Gath under King Achish; Saul gives up pursuing him. Achish gives David the town of Ziklag; David raids southern desert peoples while telling Achish he has raided Judahite …

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Other Translations

ASV

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

YLT

Neither man nor woman doth David keep alive, to bring in <FI>word<Fi> to Gath, saying, `Lest they declare <FI>it<Fi> against us, saying, Thus hath David done, and thus <FI>is<Fi> his custom all the days that he hath dwelt in the fields of the Philistines.'

BBE

Not one living man or woman did David ever take back with him to Gath, fearing that they might give an account of what had taken place, and say, This is what David did, and so has he been doing all the time while he has been living in the land of the Philistines.

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