When 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.’
1 Samuel 21:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish king of Gath. American Standard Version (1901) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Common English Bible David took these words very seriously and became very frightened of Achish, Gath’s king. Catholic Public Domain Version Then David took these words to his heart, and he became exceedingly afraid before the face of Achish, the king of Gath. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis the king of Geth. |
When 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.’
But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart.
As they danced, the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.
David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.
so 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.