1 Samuel 21:12 KJV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 21:12

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

KJV

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ASV

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

WEB

Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

YLT

And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

DBT

And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

About this book

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1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Psalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Psalms 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Genesis 12:11–13
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

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), and perhaps he was the more apprehensive of his own danger, when he was thus discovered, because he wore Goliath's sword, which, we may suppose, was well known in Gath, and with which he had reason to expect they would cut off his head, as he had cut off Goliath's with it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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