1 Samuel 21:11 - Easy To Read Version

That day David ran away from Saul. David went to Achish king of Gath.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in their dances: Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

American Standard Version (1901)

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

Common English Bible

Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t that David, king of the land? He’s the one people sing about in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed his tens of thousands!’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: "Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, 'Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

1 Samuel 21:11 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 34:1

I bless the Lord all the time.\par His praise is always on my lips.\par

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

1 Samuel 19:18

David escaped and ran away to Samuel at Ramah. David told Samuel everything that Saul had done to him. Then David and Samuel went to the camps {where the prophets stayed}. David stayed there.

1 Samuel 27:1

But David thought to himself, “Saul will catch me some day. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. That way I will escape from Saul.”

1 Samuel 27:2

So David and his 600 men left Israel. They went to Achish son of Maoch. Achish was king of Gath.

1 Samuel 29:5

David is the same person the Israelites sing and dance about when they sing this song: