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1 Samuel 21:13-15
New King James Version
1 Samuel 21:13-15
New King James Version
13 So (A)he changed his behavior before them, pretended [a]madness in their hands, [b]scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? 15 Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
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- 1 Samuel 21:13 insanity
- 1 Samuel 21:13 scribbled
1 Samuel 21:13-15
New International Version
1 Samuel 21:13-15
New International Version
13 So he pretended to be insane(A) in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me? 15 Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?”
1 Samuel 21:13-15
King James Version
1 Samuel 21:13-15
King James Version
13 And he changed his behaviour 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.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
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1 Samuel 21:13-15
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:13-15
1599 Geneva Bible
13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and [a]scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is beside himself, wherefore have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? [b]shall he come into mine house?
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- 1 Samuel 21:13 By making marks and toys.
- 1 Samuel 21:15 Is he meet to be in a king’s house?
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