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1 Samuel 21:12-14
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 21:12-14
New American Standard Bible 1995
12 David (A)took these words [a]to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. 13 So he (B)disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
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- 1 Samuel 21:12 Lit in his
1 Samuel 21:12-14
New International Version
1 Samuel 21:12-14
New International Version
12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath. 13 So he pretended to be insane(A) in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?
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