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1 Samuel 21:12-14
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 21:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 David took these words seriously[a] and felt severely threatened by[b] Achish the king of Gath. 13 So he changed his behavior before them[c] and pretended to be mad in their presence.[d] He made scratches on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see a madman! Why did you bring him to me?
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- 1 Samuel 21:12 Literally “David put these words in his heart”
- 1 Samuel 21:12 Literally “he was very afraid from the face of”
- 1 Samuel 21:13 Literally “in their eyes”
- 1 Samuel 21:13 Literally “in their hands”
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