1 Samuel 21:11

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Achish’s officers asked, “Isn’t this David, the king of ⌞his⌟ country? He’s the one they used to sing about in the dances: ‘Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 34:1

I will thank the Lord at all times. My mouth will always praise him.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 19:18

David escaped and went to Samuel at Ramah. He told Samuel everything Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to the pastures and lived there.

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to make sure that I escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking all over Israel for me, and I’ll escape from him.”

1 Samuel 27:2

So David went with his 600 men to King Achish of Gath, Moach’s son.

1 Samuel 29:5

Isn’t this David of whom people sing in dances: ‘Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands’?”