7And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.


In Context

4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5 And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul's servants.

6 Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.

7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

8 And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?

9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.

1 Samuel 18:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:7As they danced, they sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women sang one to another in their play, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The women sang one to another as they played, and said, |Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7and the women answer — those playing, and say, 'Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.