1 Samuel 21:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10

8 And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”

9 So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in ^athe Valley of Elah, ^bthere it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

David Flees to Gath

10 Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

11 And ^athe servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying:
^b‘Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”

12 Now David ^atook these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 So ^ahe changed his behavior before them, pretended¹ madness in their hands, 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?

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 21:10

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American Standard Version
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

Amplified® Bible
David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

Contemporary English Version
David kept on running from Saul that day until he came to Gath, where he met with King Achish.

Darby English Version
And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

Good News Bible
So David left, fleeing from Saul, and went to King Achish of Gath.

King James Version
And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

New American Standard Bible
Then David arose and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath.

New International Version
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

New King James Version
Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then David arose and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath.

Revised Standard Version
And David rose and fled that day from Saul, and went to A'chish the king of Gath.

Young's Literal Translation
And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

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