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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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1 Samuel 21:14
Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Look! You can see the man is crazy,” Achish said to his servants. “Why did you bring him to me?
“Look! You can see the man is crazy,” Achish said to his servants. “Why did you bring him to me?
Hebrew Names Version
Then said Akhish to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Then said Akhish to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
King James Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Lexham English Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see a madman! Why did you bring him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see a madman! Why did you bring him to me?
English Standard Version
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?
New Century Version
Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He's crazy! Why do you bring him to me?
Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He's crazy! Why do you bring him to me?
New English Translation
Achish said to his servants, "Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?
Achish said to his servants, "Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?
Amplified Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see that the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see that the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
New American Standard Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is behaving like an insane person. Why do you bring him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is behaving like an insane person. Why do you bring him to me?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?
Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
Contemporary English Version
"Look at him!" Achish said to his officers. "You can see he's crazy. Why did you bring him to me?
"Look at him!" Achish said to his officers. "You can see he's crazy. Why did you bring him to me?
Complete Jewish Bible
So, as they were watching, he changed his behavior and acted like a madman when they had hold of him, scratching marks on the doors of the city gate and drooling down his beard.
So, as they were watching, he changed his behavior and acted like a madman when they had hold of him, scratching marks on the doors of the city gate and drooling down his beard.
Darby Translation
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?
Easy-to-Read Version
Achish said to his officers, "Look at the man! He is crazy. Why did you bring him to me?
Achish said to his officers, "Look at the man! He is crazy. Why did you bring him to me?
George Lamsa Translation
Then Achish said to his servants. Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants. Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Good News Translation
So Achish said to his officials, "Look! The man is crazy! Why did you bring him to me?
So Achish said to his officials, "Look! The man is crazy! Why did you bring him to me?
Literal Translation
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, you see the man is showing madness. Why do you bring him to me?
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, you see the man is showing madness. Why do you bring him to me?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Achis vnto his seruauntes: Beholde, ye se that the man is out of his wyt, why haue ye brought him vnto me?
Then sayde Achis vnto his seruauntes: Beholde, ye se that the man is out of his wyt, why haue ye brought him vnto me?
American Standard Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayd Achis vnto his seruauntes: Lo, ye see that this man is besyde him selfe, wherfore then haue ye brought him to me?
Then sayd Achis vnto his seruauntes: Lo, ye see that this man is besyde him selfe, wherfore then haue ye brought him to me?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he changed his demeanour 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.
And he changed his demeanour 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.
King James Version (1611)
Then saide Achish vnto his seruants, Loe, you see the man is mad: wherefore then haue yee brought him to mee?
Then saide Achish vnto his seruants, Loe, you see the man is mad: wherefore then haue yee brought him to mee?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
English Revised Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Berean Standard Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you can see the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you can see the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Achis seide to hise seruauntis, Seen ye the wood man? why brouyten ye hym to me?
And Achis seide to hise seruauntis, Seen ye the wood man? why brouyten ye hym to me?
Young's Literal Translation
And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
Update Bible Version
Then Achish said to his slaves, Look, you see the man is insane; why then have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his slaves, Look, you see the man is insane; why then have you brought him to me?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why [then] have ye brought him to me?
Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why [then] have ye brought him to me?
World English Bible
Then said Achish to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Then said Achish to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
New King James Version
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
New Living Translation
Finally, King Achish said to his men, "Must you bring me a madman?
Finally, King Achish said to his men, "Must you bring me a madman?
New Life Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "See, you see the man is crazy. Why have you brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "See, you see the man is crazy. Why have you brought him to me?
New Revised Standard
Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Achish unto his servants, - Lo! ye can see, a madman playing his pranks, wherefore should ye bring him in, unto me?
Then said Achish unto his servants, - Lo! ye can see, a madman playing his pranks, wherefore should ye bring him in, unto me?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?
Revised Standard Version
Then said A'chish to his servants, "Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
Then said A'chish to his servants, "Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
Contextual Overview
10 Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of 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. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me? 15 Are there not enough unbalanced men about me, that you have let this person come and do such tricks before me? is such a man to come into my house?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
is mad: or, playeth the madman, Ecclesiastes 7:7
Cross-References
Genesis 16:7
And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
Genesis 19:27
And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:
And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.
Genesis 21:23
Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.
Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.
Genesis 21:25
But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
Genesis 21:31
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
Genesis 21:33
And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
Genesis 22:3
And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.
Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said Achish to his servants, lo, you see the man is mad,.... Which he said, as willing his servants should think so, and therefore rather the object of their pity than of their rage and malice; or as really believing he was so, which he and they might conclude not merely from these his actions, before described, which they might judge real and not feigned; but they might suppose this was truly his case, brought upon him by the ill usage of Saul, who pursuing him from place to place, and sending after him to take away his life, had really brought him to distraction; and this they might rather conclude from his coming to Gath, an enemy's country, and whose champion he had slain, and many others of them; which it might be thought no man in his senses would have done:
wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me? for if he was brought to be employed in his service, he seemed very unfit for it, whether in the camp, or in the court; and if to be tried and condemned as an enemy, since he was a madman, he was rather to be pitied.
