1 Samuel 18:7

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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WEBBE

The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”

BSB

And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”

KJV

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

ASV

And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

BBE

And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

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וַתַּעֲנֶינָה va·ta·'a·nei·nah and they sang H6030 הַנָּשִׁים ha·na·shim the women H802 הַמְשַׂחֲקוֹת ham·sa·cha·kot who were playing H7832 וַתֹּאמַרְןָ va·to·mar·na and they said H559 הִכָּה hi·kah he has struck down H5221 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 בַּאֲלָפָיו ba·'el·fov (on) thousands his H505 וְדָוִד ve·da·vid and David H1732 בְּרִבְבֹתָיו be·ri·vo·tav (on) ten thousands his H7233

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–11

David's troubles not only immediately follow his triumphs, but arise from them; such is the vanity of that which seems greatest in this world. It is a sign that the Spirit of God is departed from men, if, like Saul, they are peevish, envious, suspicious, and ill-natured. Compare David, with his harp in his hand, aiming to serve Saul, and Saul, with his javelin in his hand, aiming to slay David; and observe the sweetness and usefulness of God's persecuted people, and the barbarity of their persecutors. But David's safety must be ascribed to God's providence.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.