1 Samuel 21:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be insane in their [Philistine] hands, and scribbled on the gate doors, and drooled on his beard.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he changed his behavior 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.

Common English Bible

So he changed the way he acted with them, pretending to be insane while he was with them. He scratched marks on the doors of the city gates and let spit run down his chin.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he altered his mouth before them, and he slipped down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate. And his spit flowed down his beard.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate; and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

1 Samuel 21:13 Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

Isaiah 51:12

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

Leviticus 13:29

And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard,

1 Samuel 17:11

And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 21:14

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?