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

10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11And the servants of Achish said to 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? And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13And he changed his behaviour before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought 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

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:12

• Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
• Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
• 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• Genesis 12:11And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
• Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
• Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
• Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

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