1 Samuel 21:12
And the avadim of Akhish said unto him, Is not this Dovid Melech HaAretz? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, 1 Sha'ul hath slain his thousands, 1 and Dovid his myriads?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Dovid arose and fled that day from before Sha'ul, and went to Akhish Melech Gat.
13And Dovid laid up these devarim in his levav, and was very much afraid of Akhish Melech Gat.
Cross References
Genesis 26:7And the anshei hamakom asked him about his isha; and he said, She is my achot; for he feared to say, She is my isha; lest, said he, the anshei hamakom should kill me for Rivkah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
1 Samuel 21:10And the Kohen said, The cherev of Golyat (Goliath) the Pelishti, whom thou slewest in the Emek Elah, hinei, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other except that here. And Dovid said, There is none like that; give it me.
Psalms 56:3Mine adversaries kol hayom trample me; 1 for they be rabbim that fight against me, Marom (Most High). 1
Luke 2:19But Miryam was treasuring up all these things, pondering them in her lev.
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 →