Achish

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Bible verses about “Achish”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• 1 Samuel 21:11And 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?
• 1 Samuel 21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
• 1 Samuel 21:13And 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.
• 1 Samuel 21:14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
• 1 Samuel 21:15Have 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 28:1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
• 1 Samuel 28:2And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
• 1 Kings 2:39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:40And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.