(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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1 Samuel 27:8–12, “And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 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. And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 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 Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.”
As long as David stayed in Ziklag, he was committed to completing the task that the Lord gave to Joshua. He was seeking to drive out all the people who lived in the Land before Israel, as the Lord’s agent of Divine justice, came to punish the Amorites because their sin was complete. He followed the Lord’s instructions to the letter and made sure that none of the people was left alive. There was another advantage to this; no one could come and complain to the Philistines that David was supporting the Lord’s work in the Land. David was acting as a secret agent in the Lord’s work so it was necessary for him to maintain his cover, as a Philistine supporter, at all times.
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