So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and [a]prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was pleasing in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

It happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that (A)the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with [b]musical instruments. The women (B)sang as they [c]played, and said,

(C)Saul has slain his thousands,
(D)And David his ten thousands.”

Then Saul became very angry, for this saying [d]displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now (E)what more can he have but the kingdom?” Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:5 Or acted wisely
  2. 1 Samuel 18:6 I.e. triangles; or three-stringed instruments
  3. 1 Samuel 18:7 Or danced
  4. 1 Samuel 18:8 Lit was evil in his eyes

So David went out wherever Saul sent him and [a]prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.

Saul Looks at David with Suspicion

And it happened as they were coming, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, that (A)the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with gladness, and with [b]musical instruments. And the women (B)sang as they [c]were merry and said,

(C)Saul has struck his thousands,
(D)And David his ten thousands.”

Then Saul became very angry, for this saying was [d]displeasing in his eyes; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now (E)what more can he have but the kingdom?” So Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:5 Or acted wisely
  2. 1 Samuel 18:6 Possibly three-stringed lutes
  3. 1 Samuel 18:7 Or danced
  4. 1 Samuel 18:8 Lit evil

And David went into battle wherever Saul sent him, and always [a]achieved success; so Saul put him in charge of the men of war. And it was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

Now it happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that (A)the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with other [b]musical instruments. The women (B)sang as they [c]played, and said,

(C)Saul has slain his thousands,
(D)And David his ten thousands.”

Then Saul became very angry, for this lyric [d]displeased him; and he said, “They have given David credit for ten thousands, but to me they have given credit for only thousands! Now what more can he have but the (E)kingdom?” And Saul eyed David with suspicion from that day on.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:5 Or acted wisely
  2. 1 Samuel 18:6 Possibly three-stringed lutes
  3. 1 Samuel 18:7 Or danced
  4. 1 Samuel 18:8 Lit was evil in his eyes