10 Now Achish said, “[a]Where did you (A)carry out an attack today?” And David said, “Against the [b]Negev of Judah, against the [c]Negev of (B)the Jerahmeelites, and against the [d]Negev of (C)the Kenites.” 11 And David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, “Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, ‘This is what David has done, and this has been his practice all the time that he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’” 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 27:10 DSS indicate Against whom
  2. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
  3. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
  4. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country

10 When Achish asked, “Where did you go raiding today?” David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah” or “Against the Negev of Jerahmeel(A)” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.(B) 11 He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, “They might inform on us and say, ‘This is what David did.’” And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory. 12 Achish trusted David and said to himself, “He has become so obnoxious(C) to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.(D)

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