Then Davidsaidto him, "Will you bringme downto thisband?"And he said,"Swearto me by Godthat you will not killme or deliverme into the handsof my master,and I will bringyou downto thisband."
and I will make you swearby the LORD,the Godof heavenand the Godof earth,that you shall not takea wifefor my sonfrom the daughtersof the Canaanites,amongwhomI live,
He tookone of the royalfamilyand madea covenantwith him, puttinghim under oath.He also tookaway the mightyof the land,
As I live,'declaresthe LordGOD,'Surelyin the countryof the kingwho puthim on the throne,whoseoathhe despisedand whosecovenanthe broke,in Babylonhe shall die.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"As I live,surelyMy oathwhichhe despisedand My covenantwhichhe broke,I will inflicton his head.
"Nowtherefore, pleaseswearto me by the LORD,sinceI have dealtkindlywith you, that you alsowill dealkindlywith my father'shousehold,and giveme a pledgeof truth,
Joshuamadepeacewith them and madea covenantwith them, to let them live;and the leadersof the congregationswore[an oath] to them.
The spiessawa mancomingout of the cityand they saidto him, "Pleaseshowus the entranceto the cityand we will treatyou kindly."
Then AchishcalledDavidand saidto him, "[As] the LORDlives,you [have been] upright,and your goingout and your comingin with me in the armyare pleasingin my sight;for I have not foundevilin you from the dayof your comingto me to thisday.Nevertheless, you are not pleasingin the sightof the lords.
"We madea raidon the Negevof the Cherethites,and on that whichbelongs to Judah,and on the Negevof Caleb,and we burnedZiklagwith fire."
When he had broughthim down,behold,they were spreadoverallthe land,eatingand drinkingand dancingbecause of allthe greatspoilthat they had takenfrom the landof the Philistinesand from the landof Judah.
