Bible verse
Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
1 Samuel 21:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Samuel 21.
11 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
12 Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
15 Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
KJV
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow] come into my house?
ASV
Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
ERV
Do I lack mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
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