1 Samuel 21:12

David listened carefully to what they said and this made him very afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.

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In The King James Version

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

In Context

11But Achish's officials asked the king, “Isn't this David, the king of that country? Didn't they sing about him in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

13So he changed the way he acted toward them and pretended to be crazy. He scratched marks on the town gates and let his spit run down his beard.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:7When the men there asked him about his wife, he told them, “She's my sister,” because he was afraid. He said to himself, “If I say she's my wife, the men here will kill me to get Rebekah, because she's so beautiful.”

1 Samuel 21:10David ran away from Saul that day and went to Achish, king of Gath.

Psalms 56:3But when I'm afraid, I trust in you.

Luke 2:19But Mary was careful to remember all the things that had happened and often thought about them.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 21:11-15

David Driven from Achish. ( b. c. 1057.) 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands,… Read the whole commentary →

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