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.
1 Samuel 18:7 in other translations
| BSB | And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” |
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| WEB | The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has 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. |
| YLT | and the women answer--those playing, and say, ‘Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.' |
| DARBY | And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten 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. |
| Webster | And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. |
What does 1 Samuel 18:7 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 18:6-11
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…
1 Samuel 18:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 18:7
- 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?
- Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- 1 Samuel 29:5
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
- Psalms 24:7-8
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 18:6
And 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 musick.
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 18:8
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?
1 Samuel 18:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cantaban las mujeres que danzaba, y decían: Saúl hirió sus miles, y David sus diez miles. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les femmes qui jouaient s’entre-répondaient et disaient: Saül a frappé ses 1 000, et David ses 10 000. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Weiber, die da spielten, sangen und sprachen: "Saul hat seine Tausende erschlagen, und David seine Zehntausende." |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et præcinebant mulieres, ludentes, atque dicentes: Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia. |