King James Version with Apocrypha
"Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?"
— 1 Samuel 21:14, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?”
“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me? ”
“Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?”
“Achish said to his servants,“Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?”
“And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?”
“Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?”
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?
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?