1 Samuel 21:15
King James Version (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?
In context
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 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?
1 Samuel 21:15 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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?
- WEB World English Bible
- Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] come into my house?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Have I need of mad-men, that ye have brought this man to play the mad-man in my presence? shall this man come into my house?