1 Samuel 27 Footnotes

27:10 Was it right for David to deceive Achish? In response to the pagan king’s inquiry David gave a direct and geographically accurate answer, though not the entire truth. He did not tell which people groups he had been fighting, for to do so was to risk forcing more than one thousand Israelites—David, his men, and their families—back into a deadly confrontation with Saul. Needless bloodshed would have ensued. (For further discussion of lying, see notes on Ex 1:19; 1Sm 19:13-17.)