1 Samuel 21:12

And David lays these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

Literal Standard Version

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

11and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?”

13and changes his behavior before their eyes, and feigns himself mad in their hand, and scribbles on the doors of the gate, and lets down his spittle to his beard.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:7and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he says, “She [is] my sister”: for he has been afraid to say, “My wife—lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she [is] of good appearance.”

1 Samuel 21:10And David rises and flees on that day from the face of Saul, and comes to Achish king of Gath;

Psalms 56:3[In] the day I am afraid I am confident toward You.

Luke 2:19and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering [them] in her heart;

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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