1 Samuel 27:11

“And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.”

"And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines." - 1 Samuel 27:11
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What does 1 Samuel 27:11 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 27:11 (KJV) states, "And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines." This verse…

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O Lord, our God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today humbled and seeking Your guidance. In the midst of our struggles, we reflect on the story of David, a man after Your own heart, who faced overwhelming challenges during his time dwelling among the…

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1 Samuel 27:11 - "And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines."
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1 Samuel 20:27-29
1 Samuel 20:27-30
2 Samuel 1. 17-27
1 Samuel 15:27 - "And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent."
2 Samuel 1:27 - "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"
1 Chronicles 11:27 - "Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,"
1 Samuel 27:4 - "And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him."
1 Samuel 27:6 - "Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day."
1 Samuel 1:27 - "For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:"
1 Samuel 27:7 - "And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months."
1 Samuel 13:11
1 Samuel 11:14 - "Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."
1 Samuel 23:27 - "¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land."
1 Samuel 22:11-13
2 Samuel 11:27 - "And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD."
1 Samuel 17:27 - "And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him."
1 Samuel 27:12 - "And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever."
1 Samuel 9:27 - "And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God."
1 Samuel 28:11 - "Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel."
1 Samuel 30:27 - "To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,"
1 Samuel 3:11 - "¶ And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle."
"How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" - 2 Samuel 1:27
1 Samuel 12:11 - "And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe."
1 Samuel 11:12 - "¶ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death."
"Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite," - 1 Chronicles 11:27
1 Samuel 27:2 - "And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath."
1 Samuel 31:11 - "¶ And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;"