Of David, when he feigned insanity before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
1 Samuel 21:11 - Tree of Life Version Then David got up and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish, king of Gath. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in their dances: Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? American Standard Version (1901) And 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? Common English Bible Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t that David, king of the land? He’s the one people sing about in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed his tens of thousands!’” Catholic Public Domain Version And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: "Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, 'Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? |
Of David, when he feigned insanity before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
Now Adonai said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite, for I have selected for Myself a king among his sons.”
So David fled and escaped, went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.
Then David said in his heart, “One day I’ll be swept away by the hand of Saul. There’s nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me in all the territories of Israel, so I’ll escape from his hand.”
So David rose and crossed over, he and the 600 men that were with him, to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
Isn’t this one David, about whom they were singing in dances saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?’”