1 Samuel 21:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ David paid close attention to what they said. David was afraid of Achish, king of Gath.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ 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

¹³ 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)

¹³ 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

¹³ 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

¹³ 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

¹³ 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 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 29:25

Fear is like a trap. But if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Even a wise man will forget his wisdom,\par if someone pays him enough money.\par That money destroys his understanding.\par

Isaiah 51:12

The Lord says,\par “I am the One who comforts you.\par So why should you be afraid of people?\par They are only people that live and die.\par They are only humans—\par they die the same as grass.”\par

Leviticus 13:29

“A person might get an infection on his scalp [169] or beard.

1 Samuel 17:11

Saul and the Israelite soldiers heard the things Goliath said. And they were very afraid.

1 Samuel 21:14

So David pretended to be crazy in front of Achish and his officers. While David was with them he acted like a crazy man. He spat on the doors of the gate. He let spit fall down his beard.