1 Samuel 18:6
4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
7 And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
- KJV
- And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
- WEB
- As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
- ASV
- And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.
- BLB
- And it came to pass in their coming in, that David was returning from the striking down of the Philistine, and the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king with tambourines, with joy, and with triples.
- ÅB
- Så hendte det da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbake etter at han hadde slått filisteren, at kvinnene gikk ut fra alle Israels byer for å møte kong Saul med sang og dans, med trommer og med gledesrop og med musikk.
- OTB
- Nå skjedde det da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbake etter å ha slått ned filisteren, at kvinnene kom ut fra alle Israels byer, syngende og dansende, for å møte kong Saul med tamburiner, med glede og med musikkinstrumenter.
- B1930
- Så hendte det da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbake efterat han hadde slått filisteren, at kvinnene gikk ut fra alle Israels byer for å møte kong Saul med sang og dans, med trommer og med gledesrop og med musikk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 11:34
And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
Read in contextExodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
Read in contextPsalms 68:25
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:11–13
For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.
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