1 Samuel 21:12

21:12 David thought about what they said ¹  and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

1 Samuel 15:24

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded ²  and what you said as well. ³  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 27:11

27:11 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 ⁵  that he lived in the country of the Philistines.

[21:12]  ¹ tn Heb “placed these matters in his heart.”

[15:24]  ² tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

[15:24]  ³ tn Heb “and your words.”

[15:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “and I listened to their voice.”

[27:11]  ³ tn Heb “all the days.”