1 Samuel 18:7
What does 1 Samuel 18:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 18:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the women answer--those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
Context
v.6And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.
v.7This passage
v.8And Saul was very wroth, and this 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?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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?
- 1 Samuel 29:5
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
- Psalms 24:7
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
- Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
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