11. But the servants of Achish said to him, “This is David king of the Israelites. He’s the man the Israelite women sing about when they dance. They sing:‘Saul has killed thousands of his enemies.But David has killed tens of thousands.’”
12. David paid attention to these words. And he was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
13. So he pretended to be insane in front of Achish and his servants. While he was with them, he acted like a madman. He made marks on the doors of the gate. He let spit run down his beard.
14. Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He’s insane! Why do you bring him to me?
15. I have enough madmen. I don’t need you to bring him here to act like this in front of me! Don’t leave him in my house!”