¹⁹ King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid^(A) of the Jews who have gone over^(B) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”

¹⁵ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(A) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen^[a] and those who had deserted^(B) to the king of Babylon.

³ The commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?”

Achish replied, “Is this not David,^(A) who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year,^(B) and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.”