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1 Samuel 21:12

David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath, David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Akhish the king of Gat. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. David took these words seriously and felt severely threatened by Achish the king of Gath. And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. David paid attention to these words and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath. David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath. David took these words to heart and was greatly afraid of Achish king of Gath. David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. And Dauid considered these wordes, and wsa sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath. And David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. David thought about what they were saying, and it made him afraid of Achish. The servants of Akhish said to him, "Isn't this David, king of the land? Weren't they dancing and singing to each other, ‘Sha'ul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands'?" And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. David paid close attention to what they said. He was afraid of King Achish of Gath, And David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid of Achish, the king of Gath. Their words made a deep impression on David, and he became very much afraid of King Achish. And David put these words in his heart, and was very much afraid of the face of Achish the king of Gath. And Dauid toke these wordes to hert, and was sore afrayed of Achis the kynge of Gath, And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath. And Dauid put those wordes into his heart, & was sore afrayde of Achis the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said unto him: 'Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?' And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Sotheli Dauid puttide these wordis `in his herte, and he dredde greetli of the face of Achis, kyng of Geth. And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath, And David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath. David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him. David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath. David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of King Achish of Gath. And David laid up these words in his heart, - and feared greatly, because of Achish king of Gath. But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis, the king of Geth. And David took these words to heart, and was much afraid of A'chish the king of Gath. And David lays these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath, When David realized that he had been recognized, he panicked, fearing the worst from Achish, king of Gath. So right there, while they were looking at him, he pretended to go crazy, pounding his head on the city gate and foaming at the mouth, spit dripping from his beard. Achish took one look at him and said to his servants, "Can't you see he's crazy? Why did you let him in here? Don't you think I have enough crazy people to put up with as it is without adding another? Get him out of here!" David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Achish;   David;   Deception;   Gath;   Philistines;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Beard;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   David;   Gath;   Philistia, philistines;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Achish;   David;   Gath;   Gilboa;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Ahimelech;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Heart;   Nob;   Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Achish ;   Gath;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   David;   Gath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achish;   David;   Elhanan;   Ezekiel;   Samuel, Books of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Achish;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath,
Hebrew Names Version
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Akhish the king of Gat.
King James Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Lexham English Bible
David took these words seriously and felt severely threatened by Achish the king of Gath.
English Standard Version
And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
New Century Version
David paid attention to these words and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
New English Translation
David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.
Amplified Bible
David took these words to heart and was greatly afraid of Achish king of Gath.
New American Standard Bible
David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid considered these wordes, and wsa sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.
Contemporary English Version
David thought about what they were saying, and it made him afraid of Achish.
Complete Jewish Bible
The servants of Akhish said to him, "Isn't this David, king of the land? Weren't they dancing and singing to each other, ‘Sha'ul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands'?"
Darby Translation
And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Easy-to-Read Version
David paid close attention to what they said. He was afraid of King Achish of Gath,
George Lamsa Translation
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.
Good News Translation
Their words made a deep impression on David, and he became very much afraid of King Achish.
Literal Translation
And David put these words in his heart, and was very much afraid of the face of Achish the king of Gath.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid toke these wordes to hert, and was sore afrayed of Achis the kynge of Gath,
American Standard Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Bible in Basic English
And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid put those wordes into his heart, & was sore afrayde of Achis the king of Gath.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the servants of Achish said unto him: 'Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.
English Revised Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Berean Standard Bible
Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Dauid puttide these wordis `in his herte, and he dredde greetli of the face of Achis, kyng of Geth.
Young's Literal Translation
And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
Update Bible Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
World English Bible
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
New King James Version
Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
New Living Translation
David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him.
New Life Bible
David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
New Revised Standard
David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of King Achish of Gath.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David laid up these words in his heart, - and feared greatly, because of Achish king of Gath.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis, the king of Geth.
Revised Standard Version
And David took these words to heart, and was much afraid of A'chish the king of Gath.
THE MESSAGE
When David realized that he had been recognized, he panicked, fearing the worst from Achish, king of Gath. So right there, while they were looking at him, he pretended to go crazy, pounding his head on the city gate and foaming at the mouth, spit dripping from his beard. Achish took one look at him and said to his servants, "Can't you see he's crazy? Why did you let him in here? Don't you think I have enough crazy people to put up with as it is without adding another? Get him out of here!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.

Contextual Overview

10David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath. 10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Sha'ul, and went to Akhish the king of Gat. 10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 10 So David got up and fled on that day from the presence of Saul, and he came to Achish the king of Gath. 10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. 10 That day David ran away from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath. 10 So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath. 10Then David arose and fled from Saul that day, and went to Achish king of Gath. 10 Then David set out and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath. 10 And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

laid up: Psalms 119:11, Luke 2:19, Luke 2:51

sore: 1 Samuel 21:10, Genesis 12:11-13, Genesis 26:7, Psalms 34:4, Psalms 56:3

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Yitzchak. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
Genesis 17:19
And God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to his offspring after him.
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him to be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall name him Isaac (laughter); and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you shall name him Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:19
Then God saide, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Izhak: and I will establish my couenant with him for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seede after him.
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Genesis 17:19
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David laid up these words in his heart,.... Pondered upon them, and thought them over in his mind, finding that he was known, and his character also, and considered with himself what might be the consequence of this:

and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath; lest he should be set against him, and be prevailed upon by his servants to take away his life, or deliver him up into the hands of Saul.


 
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