1 Samuel 21
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1 Samuel 21:10-15

10And DavidH1732 aroseH6965, and fledH1272 that dayH3117 for fearH6440 of SaulH7586, and wentH935 to AchishH397 the kingH4428 of GathH1661. 11And the servantsH5650 of AchishH397 saidH559 unto him, Is not this DavidH1732 the kingH4428 of the landH776? did they not singH6030 one to another of himH2088 in dancesH4246, sayingH559, SaulH7586 hath slainH5221 his thousandsH505, and DavidH1732 his ten thousandsH7233? 12And DavidH1732 laid upH7760 these wordsH1697 in his heartH3824, and was soreH3966 afraidH3372 ofH6440 AchishH397 the kingH4428 of GathH1661. 13And he changedH8138 his behaviourH2940 beforeH5869 them, and feigned himself madH1984 in their handsH3027, and scrabbledH8427 on the doorsH1817 of the gateH8179, and let his spittleH7388 fall downH3381 upon his beardH2206.1 14Then saidH559 AchishH397 unto his servantsH5650, Lo, ye seeH7200 the manH376 is madH7696: wherefore then have ye broughtH935 him to me?2 15Have I needH2638 of mad menH7696, that ye have broughtH935 this fellow to play the mad manH7696 in my presence? shall this fellow comeH935 into my houseH1004?

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 21:13 scrabbled: or, made marks. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 21:14 is mad: or, playeth the mad man. ↩

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