1 Samuel 21:14
What does 1 Samuel 21:14 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 21:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?
Context
v.13And he changed his behavior 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.
v.14This passage
v.15Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
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