1 Samuel 21:11
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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?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’?”
In other translations
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?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’?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650אָכִישׁ'akhishAchishH397אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הֲלוֹא־halo'-¿ notH3808זֶהzeh[is] thisH2088דָוִדdavidDavidH1732מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808לָזֶהlazehof this [one]H2088יַעֲנוּya'anudo people singH6030בַמְּחֹלוֹתvamecholotwith <the> dancesH4246לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הִכָּהhikahhe has struck downH5221שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586בַּאֲלָפָיוba'alafov<on> thousands hisH505וְדָוִדvedavidand DavidH1732בְּרִבְבֹתָיו׃berivotav<on> ten thousands hisH7233
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 29:5Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
- Psalm 56:1-131 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. 2 My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me. 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. 4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 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 Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Samuel 18:7-87 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?7 And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” 8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
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