1 Samuel 27:10-12

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁰ Achish would ask, “Where have you carried out a raid today?”

David would answer, “Against the Negev^[a] of Judah,” or “Against the Negev of the Jerahme’elites,” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.” ¹¹ David would not keep even one man or woman alive to bring them to Gath. He said, “If I do, they would inform on us. They would say, ‘This is what David did, and this is what he has been doing the entire time he has been living in the territory of the Philistines.’”

¹² Achish trusted David, and he said, “He has made himself a real stench to his people Israel, so he will remain my servant forever.”