1 Samuel 21:13 - The Scriptures 1998

and changed his behaviour before them, and feigned madness in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down on 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 brings a snare, But whoever trusts in יהוה  is set on high.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise one mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

Isaiah 51:12

“I, I am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of man that dies, and of the son of man who is made like grass?

Leviticus 13:29

“And when a man, or a woman, has an infection on the head or in the beard,

1 Samuel 17:11

And Sha’ul and all Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 21:14

Then Aḵ