1 Samuel 21:12
“And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.”
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
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?
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Related Verses
“And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.”
“Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?”
“And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.”
“Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.”
“And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”