1 Samuel 21:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Achish said to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad: why have you brought him to me?

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  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

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    15Do I need mad men, that you 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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    10And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

    11And the servants of Achish said to him, Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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

    13And he changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

  • 1 Sam 29:3-4
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    3Then the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?

    4But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

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    12And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.

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    6Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

    7Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.

    8And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant since I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

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

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    24And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are out of your mind; much learning is driving you mad.

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
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    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.

    2And David said to Achish, Surely, you shall see what your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make you keeper of my head forever.

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

    18And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

    19Now, therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, cursed are they before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'

  • John 10:20
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    20And many of them said, He has a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?

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    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

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    14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed on them.

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    4And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him.

    5And David said to Achish, If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?

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

    30He turned from him to another and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before.

    31When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

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    8He stood and cried to the armies of Israel and said to them, Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.

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    21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him, and he has repaid me evil for good.

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

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

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    15Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

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

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