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.In other versions
And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
ASV
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
BBE
And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
DBY
The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.
WEB
and the women answer -- those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'
YLT
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
ENG
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
WBT
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
BSB
In context
5And 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.
6And 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 music.
7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8And 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?
9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- David
- Saul