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1 Samuel 18:7-9
New King James Version
1 Samuel 18:7-9
New King James Version
7 So the women (A)sang as they danced, and said:
(B)“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”
8 Then Saul was very angry, and the saying (C)displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but (D)the kingdom?” 9 So Saul [a]eyed David from that day forward.
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1 Samuel 18:7-9
New International Version
1 Samuel 18:7-9
New International Version
7 As they danced, they sang:(A)
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens(B) of thousands.”
8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?(C)” 9 And from that time on Saul kept a close(D) eye on David.
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