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’?”
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?
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for 1 Samuel 21:12.
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