14And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?


In Context

11 and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

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

13 and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard.

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

15 A lack of madmen have 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 21:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:14Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:14And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14Then Achish said to his servants, |Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:14Then said Achish to his servants, See, you see the man is mad: why then have you brought him to me?