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1 Samuel 21:11-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Samuel 21:11-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 The servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances,
‘Saul has killed his thousands
and David his ten thousands’?”(A)
12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of King Achish of Gath.(B) 13 So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence.[a] He scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.
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- 21.13 Heb in their hands
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