¹² David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.

¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.^(A)

⁵¹ Then he went down to Nazareth with them^(A) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.^(B)

David at Gath

¹⁰ That day David fled from Saul and went^(A) to Achish king of Gath.

⁷ When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,^(A)” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

¹¹ As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,^(A) “I know what a beautiful woman^(B) you are. ¹² When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. ¹³ Say you are my sister,^(C) so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”