Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath.
New American Standard Bible
David
King James Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Holman Bible
David took this to heart
International Standard Version
David took these words seriously, and he was very frightened of King Achish of Gath.
A Conservative Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
American Standard Version
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Amplified
David took these words to heart and was greatly afraid of Achish king of Gath.
Darby Translation
And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will set these words in his heart, and he will be afraid greatly of the face of Achish, king of Gath.
King James 2000
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{David took these words seriously} and {felt severely threatened by} Achish the king of Gath.
Modern King James verseion
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David put those words into his heart and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
NET Bible
David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.
New Heart English Bible
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
The Emphasized Bible
And David laid up these words in his heart, - and feared greatly, because of Achish king of Gath.
Webster
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
World English Bible
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
Themes
David » King of israel » Escapes to gath
Deception » Instances of » David feigns madness
Interlinear
Suwm
Dabar
M@`od
Yare'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 21:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Flees To Achish In Gath
11 And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands? 12 And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath. 13 So changing his behaviour before them, he made it seem as if he was off his head, hammering on the doors of the town, and letting the water from his mouth go down his chin.
Cross References
Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.
Genesis 12:11-13
Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
1 Samuel 21:10
Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
Psalm 34:4
I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
Psalm 56:3
In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
Psalm 119:11
I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
Luke 2:51
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.