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.
David didn't spare anyone in Gath, not men nor women, because he was afraid they would say, "David did this, and that's how he always acts while living among the Philistines."