12. And Dawiḏ took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Aḵish the sovereign of Gath,
13. and changed his behaviour before them, and feigned madness in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down on his beard.
14. Then Aḵish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is acting like a madman. Why do you bring him to me?
15. “Am I short of madmen, that you have brought this one to act as a madman near me? Should this one come into my house?”