David took these words to heart and became very afraid of Achish king of Gath.
Traditional numbering: 21:12
In context
11David got up and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath. 12The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances, ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” 13David took these words to heart and became very afraid of Achish king of Gath. 14So he changed his behavior in front of them and pretended to be insane, scratching marks on the doors of the gate and letting spit run down into his beard. 15Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see the man is raving. Why did you bring him to me?
