1 Samuel 21:12

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David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

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  • Luke 2:19 : 19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
  • Gen 12:11-13 : 11 As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,“Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you they will say,‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive. 13 So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you.”
  • Gen 26:7 : 7 When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied,“She is my sister.” He was afraid to say,“She is my wife,” for he thought to himself,“The men of this place will kill me to get Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”
  • 1 Sam 21:10 : 10 So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
  • Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought the LORD’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
  • Ps 56:3 : 3 When I am afraid, I trust in you.
  • Ps 119:11 : 11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

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  • 1 Sam 21:10-11
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    10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.

    11The servants of Achish said to him,“Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying,‘Saul struck down his thousands, But David his tens of thousands’?”

  • 1 Sam 21:13-14
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    13He altered his behavior in their presence. Since he was in their power, he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.

    14Achish said to his servants,“Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?

  • 1 Sam 27:9-12
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    9When David would attack a district, he would leave neither man nor woman alive. He would take sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and would then go back to Achish.

    10When Achish would ask,“Where did you raid today?” David would say,“The Negev of Judah” or“The Negev of Jeharmeel” or“The Negev of the Kenites.”

    11Neither man nor woman would David leave alive so as to bring them back to Gath. He was thinking,“This way they can’t tell on us, saying,‘This is what David did.’” Such was his practice the entire time that he lived in the country of the Philistines.

    12So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself,“He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant.”

  • 1 Sam 27:1-5
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    1David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

    2So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.

    3David settled with Achish in Gath, along with his men and their families. David had with him his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.

    4When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

    5David said to Achish,“If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”

  • 1 Sam 17:11
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    11When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
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    15When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.

  • 1 Chr 13:12
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    12David was afraid of God that day and said,“How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
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    1The Witch of Endor In those days the Philistines gathered their troops for war in order to fight Israel. Achish said to David,“You should fully understand that you and your men must go with me into the battle.”

    2David replied to Achish,“That being the case, you will come to know what your servant can do!” Achish said to David,“Then I will make you my bodyguard from now on.”

  • 1 Sam 18:11-12
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    11and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.

    12So Saul feared David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.

  • 2 Sam 6:9
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    9David was afraid of the LORD that day and said,“How will the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

  • 1 Sam 29:2-4
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    2When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.

    3The leaders of the Philistines asked,“What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines,“Isn’t this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for quite some time? I have found no fault with him from the day of his defection until the present time!”

    4But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said to him,“Send the man back! Let him return to the place that you assigned him! Don’t let him go down with us into the battle, for he might become our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men?

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

  • 1 Sam 17:23-24
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    23As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

    24When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
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    3But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

  • 1 Sam 17:31-32
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    31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

    32David said to Saul,“Don’t let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

  • 1 Sam 18:29-30
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    29Saul became even more afraid of him. Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.

    30Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.

  • 1 Sam 29:8-9
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    8But David said to Achish,“What have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day that I first came into your presence until the present time, that I shouldn’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

    9Achish replied to David,“I am convinced that you are as reliable as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said,‘He must not go up with us in the battle.’

  • 1 Sam 28:5
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    5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified.

  • 1 Sam 21:1
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    1David Goes to Nob(21:1) Then David got up and left, while Jonathan went back to the city.(21:2) David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met David, and said to him,“Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?”

  • 1 Chr 14:17
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    17So David became famous in all the lands; the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
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    10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

  • 2 Sam 1:14
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    14David replied to him,“How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

  • 1 Sam 29:6
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    6So Achish summoned David and said to him,“As surely as the LORD lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 19:2
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    2So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
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    1David Conquers the Neighboring Nations Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns away from the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,

  • 1 Chr 20:8
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    8These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied,“Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”

  • 1 Sam 24:3
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    3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.

  • 1 Chr 21:30
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    30But David could not go before it to seek God’s will, for he was afraid of the sword of the LORD’s angel.