Daviddid not leavea manor a womanaliveto bringto Gath,saying,"Otherwisethey will tellaboutus, saying,'Sohas Daviddoneand so[has been] his practiceallthe timehe has livedin the countryof the Philistines.'"
Truthfullipswill be establishedforever,But a lyingtongueis onlyfor a moment.
The fearof manbringsa snare,But he who trustsin the LORDwill be exalted.
Now it happenedon the nextdayafter the killingof Gedaliah,when nooneknewabout [it],
Then Davidsaidto Abiathar,"I knewon that day,whenDoegthe Edomitewas there,that he would surelytellSaul.I have broughtabout[the death] of everypersonin your father'shousehold.
Now Achishsaid,"Wherehave you madea raidtoday?"And Davidsaid,"Againstthe Negevof Judahand againstthe Negevof the Jerahmeelitesand againstthe Negevof the Kenites."
So AchishbelievedDavid,saying,"He has surelymadehimself odiousamong his peopleIsrael;therefore he will becomemy servantforever."
and they tookcaptivethe women[and all] whowere in it, bothsmalland great,withoutkillinganyone,and carried[them] offand wenttheir way.