1 Samuel 21:12
10 That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
11 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
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Compare
- BSB
- Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- KJV
- And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- WEB
- David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- ASV
- And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- DARBY
- And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- BLB
- And David set these words in his heart, and he was exceedingly afraid of Achish king of Gath.
- ÅB
- David la seg disse ord på hjerte og var svært redd Akis, kongen i Gat.
- OTB
- David tenkte over disse ordene og ble svært redd for Akisj, kongen av Gat.
- B1930
- David la sig disse ord på hjerte og var svært redd Akis, kongen i Gat.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:19
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
Read in contextPsalms 56:3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Read in contextPsalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Read in contextLuke 2:51
Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
Read in contextGenesis 26:7
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
Read in contextPsalms 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
Read in context1 Samuel 21:10
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
Read in contextGenesis 12:11–13
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
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