1 Samuel 21:14

1 Samuel 21:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
• New International Version (NIV)Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?

Context of 1 Samuel 21:14

12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

1 Samuel 21:14 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָכִ֖ישׁ אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו הִנֵּ֤ה תִרְאוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ לָ֛מָּה תָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• unto his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Lo, ye seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• is madשָׁגַעshâga‛ · be madH7696
• have ye broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:14

• Ecclesiastes 7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:14

• 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. 10-15Gath, a major Philistine city and the hometown of Goliath, was a clever but dangerous place for David to seek refuge from Saul.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:14

• Achish
• David
• Deception
• Dissembling
• Falsehood
• Gath
• Insanity
• Malingering
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Achish
• David
• Judges, Book of
• Manner
• Require
• Barber
• Beard
• Ezekiel
• Mad; Madness

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