1 Samuel 21:12

1 Samuel 21:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
• New International Version (NIV)David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Context of 1 Samuel 21:12

10David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath. 11But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?” David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath, 13so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard. 14“Look! You can see the man is crazy,” Achish said to his servants. “Why did you bring him to me?

1 Samuel 21:12 word by word

וַיָּ֧שֶׂם דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בִּלְבָב֑וֹ וַיִּרָ֣א מְאֹ֔ד מִפְּנֵ֖י אָכִ֥ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־גַּֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• laid upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• in his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and was soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:12

• Psalms 119:11I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
• Luke 2:19But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.
• 1 Samuel 21:10David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.
• Genesis 12:11When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.
• Genesis 26:7When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”
• Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and rescued me from all my fears.
• Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 God's persecuted people have often found better usage from Philistines than from Israelites. David had reason to put confidence in Achish, yet he began to be afraid. His conduct was degrading, and discovered wavering in his faith and courage. The more simply we depend on God, and obey him, the more comfortably and surely we shall walk through this troublesome world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The long title of Psalm 34 mentions this event but calls the Philistine king Abimelech instead of Achish. "Abimelech" might have been a general title for Philistine kings (in Hebrew, it means "my father the king"). The name Abimelech also appears in Genesis 20:2 and 26:1.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:12

• Achish
• David
• Deception
• Gath
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gath
• Gath, Gittite
• Abimelech
• Achish
• Judges, Book of
• Manner
• Require
• Ezekiel
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary