1 Samuel 21:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.”
1 Samuel 21:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 21:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 21:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.”
1 Samuel 21:12 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 21:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. ”
1 Samuel 21:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 21:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,”
1 Samuel 21:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 21:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. ”
1 Samuel 21:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 21:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid considered these wordes, and was sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.”
1 Samuel 21:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 21
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 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?
What Does 1 Samuel 21:12 Mean?
1 Samuel 21:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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