“Akhish would ask, ‘Where were you raiding today?’ and David would answer, ‘Against the Negev of Y’hudah,’ or ‘Against the Negev of the Yerachme’eli,’ or ‘Against the Negev of the Keni.’ The reason David spared neither men nor women to be brought to Gat is that he thought, ‘We don’t want them telling on us, […]
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1S27-5: Why Trust Scripture? Because Its Heroes’ Sins Are Openly Revealed
“After David had been living in the country of the P’lishtim for a year and four months, he and his men began going up and raiding the G’shuri, the Gizri, and the ‘Amaleki (from ancient times these people had lived in the land in the direction of Shur, all the way to Egypt).”-1 Samuel 27:7-8 […]