1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18:5-9

5And DavidH1732 wentH3318 into battle whereverH3605H834 SaulH7586 sentH7971 him, and always 1achievedH7919 successH7919; so SaulH7586 putH7760 him inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the menH376 of warH4421. And it was pleasingH3190 in the sightH5869 of allH3605 the peopleH5971, and alsoH1571 in the sightH5869 of Saul’sH7586 servantsH5650.

6Now it happenedH1961 as they were comingH935, when DavidH1732 returnedH7725 from killingH5221 the PhilistineH6430, that 2the womenH802 cameH3318 outH3318 of allH3605 the citiesH5892 of IsraelH3478, singingH7891 and dancingH4246, to meetH7122 KingH4428 SaulH7586, with tambourinesH8596, with joyH8057 and with other 3musicalH7991 instrumentsH7991. 7The womenH802 4sangH6031 as they 5playedH7832, and saidH559, “6SaulH7586 has slainH5221 his thousandsH505, 7And DavidH1732 his tenH7233 thousandsH7233.” 8Then SaulH7586 becameH2734 veryH3966 angryH2734, for thisH2088 lyricH1697 8displeasedH7489H5869 him; and he saidH559, “They have givenH5414 DavidH1732 credit for tenH7233 thousandsH7233, but to me they have givenH5414 credit for only thousandsH505! Now what moreH5750 can he have but the 9kingdomH4410?” 9And SaulH7586 eyedH5870 DavidH1732 withH5870 suspicionH5870 from that dayH3117 on.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 18:5 Or acted wisely ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 18:6 Ex 15:20, 21; Judg 11:34; Ps 68:25; 149:3 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 18:6 Possibly three-stringed lutes ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 18:7 Ex 15:21; 1 Sam 21:11; 29:5 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 18:7 Or danced ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 18:7 1 Sam 21:11 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 18:7 2 Sam 18:3 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 18:8 Lit was evil in his eyes ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 18:8 1 Sam 15:28 ↩

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