Parallel Verses

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.

Holman Bible

As they celebrated, the women sang:

Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of 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 David returned from a campaign against the Philistines. That same day women from all of Israel's cities came to meet King Saul. They sang and danced. Tambourines, joyful music, and triangles accompanied them. 7 The women sang as they played, and said,
Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”
8 Saul became very angry because he considered this saying to be insulting. He said: To David they credit tens of thousands but to me they credit only a few thousand. The only thing left for David is my kingdom.

Cross References

1 Samuel 21:11

The officers of King Achish were also there. They asked Achish: Is David a king back in his own country? Do the Israelites not dance and sing: 'Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies?'

Exodus 15:21

Miriam sang to them: Sing to Jehovah. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.

1 Samuel 29:5

This is David, the one about whom the women sang, as they danced: Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.

Psalm 24:7-8

Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted up, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory will come in.

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