1 Samuel 21:11

New Century Version

But the servants of Achish said to him, “This is David, the king of the Israelites. He’s the man they dance and sing about, saying: ‘Saul has killed thousands of his enemies, but David has killed tens of thousands.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 34:1

I will praise the Lord at all times; his praise is always on my lips.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you continue to feel sorry for Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. Fill your container with olive oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse who lives in Bethlehem, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 19:18

After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything Saul had done to him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.

1 Samuel 27:1

But David thought to himself, “Saul will catch me someday. The best thing I can do is escape to the land of the Philistines. Then he will give up looking for me in Israel, and I can get away from him.”

1 Samuel 27:2

So David and his six hundred men left Israel and went to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

1 Samuel 29:5

David is the one the Israelites dance and sing about, saying: ‘Saul has killed thousands of his enemies, but David has killed tens of thousands.’ ”