1 Samuel 21:12
David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of what King Achish might do to him.
Translation for Translators
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
Cross References
Genesis 26:7When the men in Gerar town asked who Rebekah was, Isaac said, “She is my sister.” He said that because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “Rebekah is very beautiful, so they will want her. If I say that she is my sister, they know they will have to negotiate about a bride price because I am her older brother; but if I say that she is my wife, no negotiation will be possible. They will just kill me to get her.”
1 Samuel 21:10So Ahimelech gave it to him, and David left there. He and his men and went to Gath city in the Philistia region, to stay with King Achish.
Psalms 56:3But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
Luke 2:19But Mary did not talk to others about what the angels said; she just kept thinking very much about it.
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 →