‘Saul struck down his thousands,
But David his tens of thousands’?”
21:12 David thought about what they said 1 and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath. 21:13 He altered his behavior in their presence. 2 Since he was in their power, 3 he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.
21:14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me? 21:15 Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”
29:4 But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said 4 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 5 our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men? 6
1 tn Heb “placed these matters in his heart.”
2 tn Heb “in their eyes.”
3 tn Heb “in their hand.”
4 tn Heb “and the leaders of the Philistines said.”
5 tn Heb “so that he might not become.”
6 tn Or perhaps, “our men.” On this use of the demonstrative pronoun see Joüon 2:532 §143.e.