Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

As they celebrated, the women sang:

Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands.

New American Standard Bible

The women sang as they played, and said,
Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

As the women sang and played, they said, "Saul has struck down his thousands but David his ten thousands."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The women sang as they played and danced, saying,“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”

Bible in Basic English

And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the women will answer, playing, and they will say, Saul smote with his thousand and David with his ten thousands.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the women sang as they danced, and they said, "Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands!"

Modern King James verseion

And the women answered as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the women that played sang thereto, and said, "Saul hath slain his thousand, and David his ten thousand."

NET Bible

The women who were playing the music sang, "Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!"

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, - Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, 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.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

and the women answer -- those playing, and say, 'Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the women
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

and said

Usage: 0

שׁאוּל 
Sha'uwl 
Usage: 406

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

אלף 
'eleph 
Usage: 504

and David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

David's Successes Arouse Saul's Suspicions

6 As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing with tambourines, with shouts of joy, and with three-stringed instruments. 7 As they celebrated, the women sang:

Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands.
8 Saul was furious and resented this song. “They credited tens of thousands to David,” he complained, “but they only credited me with thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?”



Cross References

1 Samuel 21:11

But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances:

Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands?”

Exodus 15:21

Miriam sang to them:

Sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.

1 Samuel 29:5

Isn’t this the David they sing about during their dances:

Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands?”

Psalm 24:7-8

Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.

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