And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
David attacked the land and killed everyone—no man or woman was left alive. He took away the sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, then returned to Achish.
This verse describes David conducting brutal raids where he killed everyone and took their livestock and possessions before reporting back to the Philistine king Achish.
📚 Historical Context
David was living among the Philistines under King Achish's protection while fleeing from King Saul. To maintain his cover, David raided Israel's traditional enemies (like the Amalekites) but told Achish he was attacking Israelite territories. David killed everyone in these raids to prevent anyone from revealing the truth about his actual targets to Achish.
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