1 Samuel 21:12

12 David took these words very seriously and became very frightened of Achish, Gath's king.

1 Samuel 21:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 21:12

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.

1 Samuel 21:12 In-Context

10 So David got up and continued running from Saul. He went to Achish, Gath's king.

11 Achish's servants said to him, "Isn't that David, king of the land? He's the one people sing about in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed his tens of thousands!'"

12 David took these words very seriously and became very frightened of Achish, Gath's king.

13 So he changed the way he acted with them, pretending to be insane while he was with them. He scratched marks on the doors of the city gates and let spit run down his chin.

14 "Can't you see he's crazy?" Achish asked his servants. "Why bring him to me?