World English Bible
"David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath."
— 1 Samuel 21:10, World English Bible
“And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.”
“And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. ”
“So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.”
“And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis, the king of Geth:”
“Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.”
“And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.”
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
David said to Ahimelech, "Isn't there here under your hand spear or sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."
The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed 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 except that here." David said, "There is none like that. Give it to me."
David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David the king of the land? Didn't they sing one to another about him in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'"
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
He changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.