1 Samuel 21:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?””
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“But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the servants of Achish say unto him, `Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, `Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 21:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Samuel 18:7And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
- 1 Samuel 19:18So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
- 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
- 1 Samuel 27:2So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
- 1 Samuel 29:5Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
- Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
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