1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1 Samuel 21:12 in other translations
| BSB | Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
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| WEB | David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
| ASV | And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
| YLT | And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath, |
| DARBY | And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
| BBE | And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath. |
| Webster | And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
What does 1 Samuel 21:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 21:10-15
God's persecuted people have often found better usage from Philistines than from Israelites. David had reason to put confidence in Achish, yet he began to be afraid. His conduct was degrading, and discovered wavering in his faith and courage. The more simply we depend on God, and obey him, the more comfortably and surely we shall walk through this troublesome world.
1 Samuel 21:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 21:12
- Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
- Psalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
- Psalms 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
- Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
- Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
- 1 Samuel 21:10
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Genesis 12:11-13
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 21:11
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?
- 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- 1 Samuel 21:13
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.
1 Samuel 21:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y David puso en su corazón estas palabras, y tuvo gran temor de Achîs rey de Gath. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les serviteurs d’Akish lui dirent: N’est-ce pas là David, le roi du pays? N’est-ce pas au sujet de celui-ci qu’on s’entre-répondait dans les danses, en disant: Saül a frappé ses 1 000, et David ses 10 000? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David nahm sich diese Worte zu Herzen und fürchtete sich sehr vor Achis, dem König von Gath. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Posuit autem David sermones istos in corde suo, et extimuit valde a facie Achis regis Geth. |