1 Samuel
Chapters 27:7-12
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
7David lived with the Philistines one year and four months.
8David and his men went to fight the Amalekites and Geshurites who lived in the area from Telem near Shur all the way to Egypt. David’s men defeated them and took their wealth.
9David defeated the people in that area. He took all their sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothes and brought them back to Achish. But David didn’t let any of those people live.
10David did this many times. Each time Achish asked David where he fought and took those things. David said, “I fought against the southern part of Judah,” or “I fought against the southern part of Jerahmeel,” or “I fought against the southern part of the Kenizzites.”
11David never brought a man or woman alive to Gath. He thought, “If we let anyone live, they might tell Achish what I really did.” David did this all the time he lived in the Philistine land.
12Achish began to trust David and said to himself, “Now David’s own people hate him. The Israelites hate him very much. Now he will serve me forever.”