KJV King James Version
And 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?
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1 Samuel 21:11
And 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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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’?”
WEB World English Bible
The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing one to another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?’”
ASV American Standard Version
And 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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the servants of Achish say unto him, ‘Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, ‘Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 21
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me.
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 And 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?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּH559 · a.marto sayעַבְדֵ֤יH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאָכִישׁ֙H397 · a.khishAchishאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)הֲלוֹא־H3808 · lonotזֶ֥הH2088 · zehthisדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetהֲל֣וֹאH3808 · lonotלָזֶ֗הH2088 · zehthisיַעֲנ֤וּH6030 · unto dwellבַמְּחֹלוֹת֙H4246 · me.cho.lahdanceלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayהִכָּ֤הH5221 · na.khahto smiteשָׁאוּל֙H7586 · sha.ulSaulבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוH505 · e.lephthousandוְדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃H7233 · re.va.vahmyriad
Cross-references
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?1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.1 Samuel 18:7-8And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.Psalm 56:1-13To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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