1 Samuel 27:11 - Modern English Version

¹¹ Now David would leave neither a man nor a woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell on us, saying, ‘Thus David has done.’ ” This was his practice all the days which he lived in the country of the Philistines.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring tidings to Gath, thinking, Lest they should say about us, So did David, and so will he do as long as he dwells in the Philistines' country.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ David never spared a man or woman so they could be brought back alive to Gath. “Otherwise,” he said, “they might talk about us, and say, ‘David did this or that.’” So this was David’s practice during the entire time he lived in the Philistine countryside.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, "Lest perhaps they may speak against us." David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 27:11 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips will endure forever, but a lying tongue will endure for a moment.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be safe.

Jeremiah 41:4

On the day after he had slain Gedaliah, when no one knew it,

1 Samuel 22:22

David said to Abiathar, “I knew it that day when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

1 Samuel 27:10

Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah,” or “Against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites,” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.”

1 Samuel 27:12

And Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely become a stench to his people Israel. Therefore he will be my servant forever.”

1 Samuel 30:2

They had taken as captives all the women who were there. They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.