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1 Samuel 21:10

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

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KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

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

ASV American Standard Version

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

YLT 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;

Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 21

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul [was] there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name [was] Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that [belonged] to Saul.

8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt 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 unto him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath 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 behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

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