1 Samuel 21:14
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New International Version (©1984)
Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Achish said to his officers, "Look at him! Don't you see [that he's] insane? Why bring him to me?

King James Bible
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

American King James Version
Then said Achish to his servants, See, you see the man is mad: why then have you brought him to me?

American Standard Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

Bible in Basic English
Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?

Darby Bible Translation
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?

English Revised Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?

World English Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

Young's Literal Translation
And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?

Geneva Study Bible

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

King James Translators' Notes

is mad: or, playeth the mad man

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:10-15 God's persecuted people have often found better usage from Philistines than from Israelites. David had reason to put confidence in Achish, yet he began to be afraid. His conduct was degrading, and discovered wavering in his faith and courage. The more simply we depend on God, and obey him, the more comfortably and surely we shall walk through this troublesome world.


1 Samuel 21:13 So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.
1 Samuel 21:15 "Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?" (NASB ©1995)

Achish A'chish Behaving Clearly Insane Mad Madman Servants Wherefore


Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

is mad. or, playeth the madman Ec 7:7

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