1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18:3-8

3Then JonathanH3083 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with DavidH1732 because he lovedH160 himH853 as himselfH5315. 4And JonathanH3083 removedH6584 the robeH4598 he was wearingH5921 and gaveH5414 it to DavidH1732, along with his tunicH4055H5704, his swordH2719H5704, his bowH7198H5704, and his beltH2290.

5So DavidH1732 marched outH3318 and prosperedH7919 in everythingH3605 SaulH7586 sent him to doH7971, and SaulH7586 set himH7760 overH5921 the menH582 of warH4421. And this was pleasingH3190 in the sightH5869 of allH3605 the peopleH5971, and of Saul’sH7586 officersH5650 as wellH1571H5869.

6As the troopsH1961 were returning homeH935H7725 after DavidH1732 had killedH5221 the PhilistineH6430, the womenH802 came outH3318 of allH3605 the citiesH5892 of IsraelH3478 to meetH7122 KingH4428 SaulH7586 with singingH7891 and dancingH4246, with joyful songsH8057, and with tambourinesH8596 and other instrumentsH7991.1 7And as the women dancedH7832H802, they sang outH559H6030:

“SaulH7586 has slainH5221 his thousandsH505,and DavidH1732 his tens of thousandsH7233.”

8And SaulH7586 was furiousH2734H3966 and resentedH7489H5869 thisH2088 songH1697. “They have ascribedH5414 tens of thousandsH7233 to DavidH1732,” he saidH559, “but onlyH5414 thousandsH505 to me. What moreH5750 can he have butH389 the kingdomH4410?”

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 18:6 Possibly three-stringed instruments or cymbals or lutes or lyres ↩

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