1 Samuel 21:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 21:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 21:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?””

1 Samuel 21:15 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 21:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A lack of madmen <FI>have<Fi> I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] come into my house? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 21:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 in Context — 1 Samuel 21

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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What Does 1 Samuel 21:15 Mean?

1 Samuel 21:15 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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