1 Samuel 27:11

New Century Version

David never brought a man or woman alive to Gath. He thought, “If we bring people alive, they may tell Achish, ‘This is what David really did.’ ” David did this all the time he lived in the Philistine land.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:19

Truth will continue forever, but lies are only for a moment.

Proverbs 29:25

Being afraid of people can get you into trouble, but if you trust the Lord, you will be safe.

Jeremiah 41:4

The day after Gedaliah was murdered, before anyone knew about it,

1 Samuel 22:22

Then David told him, “Doeg the Edomite was there at Nob that day. I knew he would surely tell Saul. So I am responsible for the death of all your father’s family.

1 Samuel 27:10

Achish would ask David, “Where did you go raiding today?” And David would tell him that he had gone to the southern part of Judah, or Jerahmeel, or to the land of the Kenites.

1 Samuel 27:12

So Achish trusted David and said to himself, “David’s own people, the Israelites, now hate him very much. He will serve me forever.”

1 Samuel 30:2

They captured the women and everyone, young and old, but they had not killed anyone. They had only taken them away.