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


In Context

4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.

5 Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well.

6 When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with tambourines and lutes.

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

8 Saul was very angry; this refrain galled him. "They have credited David with tens of thousands," he thought, "but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?"

9 And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

1st Samuel 18:7 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew 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.