1 Samuel 30:13-15

Living Bible

¹³ “Who are you and where do you come from?” David asked him.

“I am an Egyptian—the servant of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master left me behind three days ago because I was sick. ¹⁴ We were on our way back from raiding the Cherethites in the Negeb, and had raided the south of Judah and the land of Caleb, and had burned Ziklag.”

¹⁵ “Can you tell me where they went?” David asked.

The young man replied, “If you swear by God’s name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them.”