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1 Samuel 21:11

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

KJV

Dixeruntque servi Achis ad eum cum vidissent David : Numquid non iste est David rex terræ ? nonne huic cantabant per choros, dicentes : Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπαν οἱ παῖδες Ἀγχοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν Οὐχὶ οὗτος Δαυεὶδ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς γῆς; οὐχὶ τοὺτῳ ἐξῆρχον αἱ χορεύουσαι λέγουσαι Ἐπάταξεν Σαοὺλ ἐν χιλιάσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Δαυεὶδ ἐν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ;

LXX

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

ASV

וַ/יָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַ/יִּבְרַ֥ח בַּ/יּוֹם הַ/ה֖וּא מִ/פְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַ/יָּבֹ֕א אֶל אָכִ֖ישׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אָכִ֥ישׁ
'kysh
proper_noun · 21×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גַ֑ת
gt
proper_noun · 33×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּבְרַ֖ח
ybrch
verb · 65×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 14:8 — And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
  • 1Sam 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo
  • 1Sam 18:7 — And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
  • 1Sam 18:7 — And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
  • 1Sam 29:5 — Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
  • 1Sam 29:5 — Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
  • Ps 56:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
  • Ps 56:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.