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1 Samuel 21:9-15 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

9. And the priest said: "Behold, here is the sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Terebinth. It is wrapped up in a cloak behind the ephod. If you wish to take this, take it. For there is nothing else here except this." And David said, "There is nothing else like this, so give it to me."

10. And so, David rose up, and he fled on that day from the face of Saul. And he went to Achish, the king of Gath.

11. And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: "Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, 'Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?' "

12. Then David took these words to his heart, and he became exceedingly afraid before the face of Achish, the king of Gath.

13. And he altered his mouth before them, and he slipped down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate. And his spit flowed down his beard.

14. And Achish said to his servants: "You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?

15. Or do we have need of those who are mad, so that you would bring in this one, to behave madly in my presence? How did this man get into my house?"

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