Verse 11

Neither man nor woman would David leave alive so as to bring them back to Gath. He was thinking,“This way they can’t tell on us, saying,‘This is what David did.’” Such was his practice the entire time that he lived in the country of the Philistines.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 22:22 : 22 Then David said to Abiathar,“I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I am guilty of all the deaths in your father’s house!
• Prov 12:19 : 19 The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
• Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.