‘Look! You can see the man is crazy,’ Achish said to his servants. ‘Why did you bring him to me?
1 Samuel 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Have 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Have I need of madmen, that you bring this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house? American Standard Version (1901) Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? Common English Bible Am I short on insane people that you’ve brought this person to go crazy right in front of me? Do you really think I’m going to let this man enter my house?” Catholic Public Domain Version Or do we have need of those who are mad, so that you would bring in this one, to behave madly in my presence? How did this man get into my house?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Have we need of madmen, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house? |
‘Look! You can see the man is crazy,’ Achish said to his servants. ‘Why did you bring him to me?
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there.