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1 Samuel 18:7
1 Samuel 18:7 is verse 7 of 1 Samuel chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
King James Version
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
World English Bible
The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
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1 Samuel 18:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
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?”
9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Exodus 15:21And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Psalms 24:8Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
1 Samuel 21:11But 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’?”
1 Samuel 29:5Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”