And David and his men went up and raided (A)the Geshurites, (B)the [a]Girzites, and the (C)Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [b]of old, (D)as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. Whenever David [c]attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. 10 Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of (E)the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of (F)the Kenites.” 11 David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 27:8 Or Gezrites
  2. 1 Samuel 27:8 ancient times
  3. 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit. struck

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