1 Samuel 18:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They sang: Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies!

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:3

But the soldiers said, “No, don't go into battle with us! It won't matter to our enemies if they make us all run away, or even if they kill half of us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better for you to stay in town and send help if we need it.”

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David the son of Jesse. The God of Jacob chose David and made him a great king. The Mighty God of Israel loved him. When God told him to speak, David said:

2 Samuel 6:5

Some of the people of Israel were playing music on small harps and other stringed instruments, and on tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. David and the others were happy, and they danced for the LORD with all their might.

Exodus 15:21

Then she sang to them: “Sing praises to the LORD for his great victory! He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.”

1 Samuel 21:11

The officers of King Achish were also there, and they asked Achish, “Isn't David a king back in his own country? Don't the Israelites dance and sing, ‘Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies’?”

1 Samuel 21:12

David thought about what they were saying, and it made him afraid of Achish.

1 Samuel 29:5

The Israelites even dance and sing, “Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies!”