1 Samuel 21:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?

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  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

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  • 1 Sam 21:15
    91%

    15A lack of madmen `have' I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'

  • 1 Sam 21:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

    11and the servants of Achish say unto him, `Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, `Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

    12And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

    13and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard.

  • 1 Sam 29:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3And the heads of the Philistines say, `What `are' these Hebrews?' and Achish saith unto the heads of the Philistines, `Is not this David servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have not found in him anything `wrong' from the day of his falling away till this day.'

    4And the heads of the Philistines are wroth against him, and the heads of the Philistines say to him, `Send back the man, and he doth turn back unto his place whither thou hast appointed him, and doth not go down with us into battle, and is not to us for an adversary in battle; and wherewith doth this one reconcile himself unto his lord -- is it not with the heads of those men?'

  • 1 Sam 27:12
    71%

    12And Achish believeth in David, saying, `He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.'

  • 1 Sam 29:6-9
    4 verses
    69%

    6And Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, `Jehovah liveth, surely thou `art' upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good;

    7and now, turn back, and go in peace, and thou dost do no evil in the eyes of the princes of the Philistines.'

    8And David saith unto Achish, `But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'

    9And Achish answereth and saith unto David, `I have known that thou `art' good in mine eyes as a messenger of God; only, the princes of the Philistines have said, He doth not go up with us into battle;

  • Acts 26:24
    68%

    24And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.'

    2And David saith unto Achish, `Therefore -- thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.' And Achish saith unto David, `Therefore -- keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.'

  • 1 Sam 26:17-19
    3 verses
    68%

    17And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?' and David saith, `My voice, my lord, O king!'

    18and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?

    19And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men -- cursed `are' they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  • John 10:20
    67%

    20and many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

  • Prov 26:18
    67%

    18As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

  • 1 Sam 25:14
    67%

    14And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, `Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;

  • 1 Sam 27:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4And it is declared to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he hath not added any more to seek him.

    5And David saith unto Achish, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

  • 2 Kgs 9:11
    67%

    11And Jehu hath gone out unto the servants of his lord, and `one' saith to him, `Is there peace? wherefore came this madman unto thee?' and he saith unto them, `Ye have known the man and his talk.'

  • 1 Sam 21:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1And David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, `Wherefore `art' thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?'

    2And David saith to Ahimelech the priest, `The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    67%

    9And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

  • Mark 3:21
    67%

    21and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

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

    29And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'

    30And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

    31And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

  • 1 Sam 17:8
    66%

    8And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? `am' not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    66%

    21And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this `one' hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

  • 1 Sam 16:16-17
    2 verses
    66%

    16let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness `from' God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and `it is' well with thee.'

    17And Saul saith unto his servants, `Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well -- then ye have brought `him' in unto me.'

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    65%

    15And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' -- to put him to death.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    65%

    15and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    65%

    24And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    65%

    15And David saith unto him, `Dost thou bring me down unto this troop?' and he saith, `Swear to me by God -- thou dost not put me to death, nor dost thou shut me up into the hand of my lord -- and I bring thee down unto this troop.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:39
    65%

    39And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, `Lo, thy servants `are' in Gath;'

  • 1 Sam 27:2
    65%

    2And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who `are' with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;

  • Mark 9:20
    65%

    20and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

  • 1 Sam 28:12
    65%

    12And the woman seeth Samuel, and crieth with a loud voice, and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying, `Why hast thou deceived me -- and thou Saul?'

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    65%

    13And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as `at' this day?'

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    65%

    30And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

  • 2 Sam 19:27
    65%

    27and he uttereth slander against thy servant unto my lord the king, and my lord the king `is' as a messenger of God; and do thou that which is good in thine eyes,

  • Eccl 2:2
    65%

    2Of laughter I said, `Foolish!' and of mirth, `What `is' this it is doing?'

  • 2 Sam 16:5
    65%

    5And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name `is' Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;

  • 1 Sam 11:5
    64%

    5and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, `What -- to the people, that they weep?' and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

  • 1 Sam 17:43
    64%

    43And the Philistine saith unto David, `Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,