But the men said, ‘You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.’
1 Samuel 18:7 - New International Version (Anglicised) As they danced, they sang: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the women responded as they laughed and frolicked, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. American Standard Version (1901) And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. Common English Bible The women sang in celebration: “Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed his tens of thousands!” Catholic Public Domain Version And the women sang, as they played, saying, "Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the women sung as they played. And they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands. |
But the men said, ‘You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.’
These are the last words of David: ‘The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:
David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, tambourines, rattles and cymbals.
Miriam sang to them: ‘Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.’
But the servants of Achish said to him, ‘Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances: ‘ “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”?’
David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances: ‘ “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”?’