1 Samuel 29:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?””
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“Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Is not this David, of whom they answer in choruses, saying, Saul hath smitten among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 29:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:6As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
- 1 Samuel 18:7And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
- 1 Samuel 21:11But 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’?”
- Proverbs 27:14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
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