David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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(21-13) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 21:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
- Psalms 34:4 I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 56:3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
- Genesis 12:11-13 When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at. It will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive. Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”
- Genesis 26:7 The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”
- 1 Samuel 21:10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Psalms 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- Luke 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, put these words in his heart.
Hebrew, put these words in his heart.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 21:12 And David laid up these words in…
1Sa 21:12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Ver. 12. And David laid up.] He was much affected with them, and as greatly afflicted as if he had been crushed in a winepress: so the word Gath signifieth.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Lest either their revenge or policy should prompt them…
Lest either their revenge or policy should prompt them to kill him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David laid up these words in his heart,....…
And David laid up these words in his heart,.... Pondered upon them, and thought them over in his mind, finding that he was known, and his character also, and considered with himself what might be the consequence of this:
and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath; lest he should be set against him, and be prevailed upon by his servants to take away his life, or deliver him up into the hands of Saul.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Was afraid - Lest either their revenge or policy…
Was afraid - Lest either their revenge or policy should prompt them to kill him. Perhaps he was the more apprehensive, because he wore Goliath's sword, which was probably well known at Gath. He now learned by experience what he afterward taught us, Psalm 1xviii, 9. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put any confidence in princes.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 21:12. David laid up these words in his…
1Sa 21:12. David laid up these words in his heart — It is probable he had been at first well received, but this discourse deeply affected him, and made him think himself not safe there. For, when he found that his fame was spread among them, as having slain such numbers of the Philistines, he concluded that they would be instigated to take revenge on him now they had him in their power. And was sore afraid — Lest either their revenge or policy should prompt them to kill him. Perhaps he was the more apprehensive, because he wore Goliath’s sword, which was, probably, well known at Gath.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. David laid up these words in his heart…
12. David laid up these words in his heart — Until he heard the servants say these things he hoped to escape recognition; but now, when he finds that they suspect him to be the great hero who slew Goliath, he is oppressed with a host of fears.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) And David laid up these words.—Now, for the…
(12) And David laid up these words.—Now, for the first time, David saw how widely travelled was a renown of which he in his humbleness of heart had thought so little, and at once a deadly fear took possession of him. The life he held so cheaply when in battle with the enemies of his country now, strange to say, in his deep degradation and poverty, became of real value to him, and he adopted the piteous and humiliating device of feigning madness, hoping thus to change the wondering admiration of the servants of Achish into pitying scorn. What David hoped took place, and he was driven out of Gath with ignominy; but there is no reason for supposing that had he maintained a quiet dignity of behaviour any evil would have happened to him. The Philistines, for those wild times, seem to have been a cultured people, and by no means devoid of generous instincts. Not one word, strangely enough, is reported to have been spoken about the great injury he had done to the Philistine nation when he slew Goliath. It has been suggested with considerable ingenuity that the great name of the dead champion, the hero of so many battle-fields, was never brought forward here, perhaps out of a natural indisposition to recall a grievous calamity, but more likely out of regard for Goliath’s family and friends. Singularly little is told us, in fact, about this renowned hero, whom tradition hints at as the great warrior in the decisive battle when the Ark was captured and the sons of Eli were slain. The Talmud has a curious comment on this strange silence—“Not half the praises of Goliath are related in Scripture; hence it follows that it is wrong to tell the praises of the wicked.”—Treatise Soteh, fol. 42, Colossians 2.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 David took these words to heart
David took these words to heart
Here "took ... to heart" is a metonym to think seriously about what was said. AT: "David thought seriously about what the servants said" (See: Metonymy)
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in their hands
Here "hands" are a synecdoche for the person. AT: "in their presence" (See: Synecdoche)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 21:12-13 The lengthy title of Ps 34 refers to…
21:12-13 The lengthy title of Ps 34 refers to this incident but names the Philistine king Abimelech rather than Achish. “Abimelech” might have been the common title for Philistine kings (in Hebrew it means “my father the king”). The name Abimelech also appears in Gen 20:2; 26:1.
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