12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.


In Context

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you slew in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

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

11 And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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 behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

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

1 Samuel 21:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:12David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:12But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis the king of Geth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,