1 Samuel 21:14

American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

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  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

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  • 1 Sam 21:15
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    15 Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

  • 1 Sam 21:10-13
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    85%

    10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

    11 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?

    12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

    13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

  • 1 Sam 29:3-4
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    72%

    3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here] ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [unto me] unto this day?

    4 But he princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this [fellow] reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

  • 1 Sam 27:12
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    12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

  • 1 Sam 29:6-9
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    69%

    6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

    7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

    8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

    9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

  • Acts 26:24
    68%

    24 And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad.

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
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    1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.

    2 And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

  • 1 Sam 26:17-19
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    17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

    18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

    19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  • John 10:20
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    20 And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?

  • Prov 26:18
    67%

    18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

  • 1 Sam 25:14
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    14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.

  • 1 Sam 27:4-5
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    4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

    5 And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

  • 2 Kgs 9:11
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    11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man and what his talk was.

  • 1 Sam 21:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

    2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  • Mark 3:21
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    21 And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

  • 1 Sam 17:29-31
    3 verses
    67%

    29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

    30 And he turned away from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

    31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 17:8
    66%

    8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    66%

    21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

  • 1 Sam 16:16-17
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    66%

    16 Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

    17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    65%

    15 And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    65%

    15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

  • 1 Sam 30:15
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    15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

  • 1 Kgs 2:39
    65%

    39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.

  • 1 Sam 27:2
    65%

    2 And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • Mark 9:20
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    20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

  • 1 Sam 28:12
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    12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much [ set by.

  • 2 Sam 19:27
    65%

    27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

  • Eccl 2:2
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    2 I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

  • 2 Sam 16:5
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    5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

  • 1 Sam 11:5
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    5 And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

  • 1 Sam 17:43
    64%

    43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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