John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:11
And David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring tidings to Gath ,.... How David had fallen upon these people, and destroyed great numbers of them, and carried off their substance; which would have given great offence to Achish, and caused him to have driven him out of his country once more; though Abarbinel is of opinion that these Geshurites, &c.; were haters and enemies of Achish, and therefore were smitten and spoiled by David; or otherwise it would have been such a piece of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:8-12
Here is an account of David's actions while he was in the land of the Philistines, a fierce attack he made upon some remains of the devoted nations, his success in it, and the representation he gave of it to Achish. 1. We may acquit him of injustice and cruelty in this action because those people whom he cut off were such as heaven had long since doomed to destruction, and he that did it was one whom heaven had ordained to dominion; so that the thing was very fit to be done, and he was very... read more