1 Samuel 18:7 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, "Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands."

NIV: As they danced, they sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."

NASB: The women sang as they played, and said, 'Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.'

CSB: As they danced, the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.

NLT: This was their song: 'Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands!'

KJV: And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

NKJV: So the women sang as they danced, and said: “Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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