1 Samuel 18:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ The women’s song upset Saul and he became very angry. Saul thought, “The women say David killed tens of thousands {of enemies}. And they say I killed only thousands {of enemies}.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And Saul was very angry, for the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed only thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Common English Bible

⁸ Saul burned with anger. This song annoyed him. “They’ve credited David with tens of thousands,” he said, “but only credit me with thousands. What’s next for him—the kingdom itself?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: "They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand. What can he have more but the kingdom?

1 Samuel 18:8 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Genesis 37:8

His brothers said, “Do you think this means you will be a king and rule over us?” His brothers hated Joseph more now because of the dreams he had about them.

1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why are you asking me to give Abishag to Adonijah? Why don’t you just ask me to let him be king too! After all, he is my older brother. Abiathar the priest and Joab will support him!”

Esther 3:5

When Haman saw that Mordecai refused to bow down to him or give him honor, he was very angry.

Proverbs 13:10

People who think they are better than other people only cause trouble. But people who listen to the things other people tell them are wise.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}

Numbers 11:1

The people started complaining about their troubles. The Lord heard their complaints. The Lord heard these things and became angry. Fire from the Lord burned among the people. The fire burned some of the areas at the edge of the camp.

Numbers 22:34

Then Balaam said to the Lord’s angel, “I have sinned. I did not know that you were standing in the road. If I am doing wrong, then I will go back home.”

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures {\cf2\super [19]} mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit {\cf2\super [20]} that \{God\} made to live in us wants us only for himself.” {\cf2\super [21]}

1 Samuel 13:14

But now your kingdom will not continue. The Lord was looking for a man who wants to obey him! The Lord has found that man—and the Lord is choosing him to be the new leader of his people. You didn’t obey the Lord’s command, so the Lord is choosing a new leader.”

1 Samuel 15:28

Samuel said to Saul, “{You tore my robe. In the same way,} the Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today. The Lord has given the kingdom to one of your friends. This man is a better person than you.

1 Samuel 16:13

Samuel took the horn [147] with the oil in it, and poured the special oil on Jesse’s youngest son in front of his brothers. The Lord’s Spirit came on David with great power from that day on. Then Samuel went back home to Ramah.

1 Samuel 18:9

So from that time on, Saul watched David very closely.

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul told his son Jonathan and his officers to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.

1 Samuel 20:31

As long as Jesse’s son lives, you’ll never be king and have a kingdom. Now, bring David to me! He is a dead man!”