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Ahimelech answered, "I have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in Elah Valley; it is behind the ephod, wrapped in a cloth. If you want it, take it - it's the only weapon here."
1 "Give it to me," David said. "There is not a better sword anywhere!"
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So David left, fleeing from Saul, and went to King Achish of Gath.
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The king's officials said to Achish, "Isn't this David, the king of his country? This is the man about whom the women sang, as they danced, "Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.' "
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Their words made a deep impression on David, and he became very much afraid of King Achish.
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So whenever David was around them, he pretended to be insane and acted like a madman when they tried to restrain him; he would scribble on the city gates and let spit drool down his beard.
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So Achish said to his officials, "Look! The man is crazy! Why did you bring him to me?
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Don't I have enough madmen already? Why bring another one to bother me with his crazy actions right here in my own house?"