KJV King James Version
And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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1 Samuel 18:7
And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
WEB World English Bible
The women sang one to another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the women answer—those playing, and say, ‘Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 18
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was] upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7 And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand.
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1 Samuel 21:11And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?Exodus 15:21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.1 Samuel 29:5[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?Psalm 24:7-8Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
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