1 Samuel 21:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?”
1 Samuel 21:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 21:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 21:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why then have you brought him to me?”
1 Samuel 21:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 21:14 ASV — 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? ”
1 Samuel 21:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 21:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?”
1 Samuel 21:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 21:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me? ”
1 Samuel 21:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 21:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?”
1 Samuel 21:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 21
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?
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?
What Does 1 Samuel 21:14 Mean?
1 Samuel 21:14 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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