1 Samuel 21:15 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”

NIV: Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?'

NASB: Do I lack insane people, that you have brought this one to behave like an insane person in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?'

CSB: Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house? "

NLT: We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?'

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?

NKJV: Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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