Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances: “’Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” New Living Translation But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?” English Standard Version And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?” Berean Standard Bible But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” King James Bible 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? New King James Version And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” New American Standard Bible But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” NASB 1995 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands ‘?” NASB 1977 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” Legacy Standard Bible But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, ‘Saul has struck his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” Amplified Bible The servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing in praise of this one as they danced, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” Christian Standard Bible But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?” American Standard Version 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David arose and fled on that day from before Shaul, and came to Akish, King of Gath Brenton Septuagint Translation And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands? Contemporary English Version The officers of King Achish were also there, and they asked Achish, "Isn't David a king back in his own country? Don't the Israelites dance and sing, 'Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand'?" Douay-Rheims Bible And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation Achish's officers asked, "Isn't this David, the king of [his] country? He's the one they used to sing about in the dances: 'Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands.'" Good News Translation The king's officials said to Achish, "Isn't this David, the king of his country? This is the man about whom the women sang, as they danced, 'Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.'" International Standard Version The officials of Achish told him, "Isn't this David, king of the land? Isn't this the one about whom they sang as they danced, 'Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands'?" JPS Tanakh 1917 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?' Literal Standard Version and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?” Majority Standard Bible But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” New American Bible But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not for him that during their dances they sing out, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, David his tens of thousands’?” NET Bible The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David, the king of the land? Isn't he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying, 'Saul struck down his thousands, But David his tens of thousands'?" New Revised Standard Version The servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?” New Heart English Bible The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another about him in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'" Webster's Bible Translation And the servants of Achish said to 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? World English Bible The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?’” Young's Literal Translation and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Flees to Gath…10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath. 11But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” 12Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.… Cross References 1 Samuel 18:7 And as the women danced, they sang out: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands." 1 Samuel 29:5 Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?" Psalm 56:1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day long they press their attack. Treasury of Scripture And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? the servants Psalm 56:1 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. the king 1 Samuel 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: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 1 Samuel 18:7,8 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands… 1 Samuel 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? Jump to Previous Achish A'chish Danced Dances David Death Myriads Saul Servants Sing Slain Smote Songs Ten Tens ThousandsJump to Next Achish A'chish Danced Dances David Death Myriads Saul Servants Sing Slain Smote Songs Ten Tens Thousands1 Samuel 21 1. David at Nob obtains Ahimelech's hallowed bread7. Doeg is present 8. David takes Goliath's sword 10. David at Gath feigns himself insane (11) Is not this David?--Some expositors have supposed, but quite needlessly, that it was the sword of Goliath which betrayed the identity of the hero; but although David in his humility did not suspect how widely spread was his fame, he was evidently as well known in Philistia as in his own land. That popular lilt, the folk-song of the Israelitish maidens, which sang of the prowess of David, the son of Jesse, was no doubt current in frontier towns like Gath, and at once the fugitive was recognised. We hear of no attempt made upon his life, or even against his liberty. The feeling among his generous foes was rather pitiful admiration mingled with wonder at seeing the doer of such splendid achievements in poverty and in exile. David the king.--Here, again, the title king is vaguely used. Neither the people of Gath nor his own countrymen--save, perhaps, a few chosen spirits--knew of the sacred anointing by Samuel at Bethlehem. The appellation simply means: Is not this the renowned warrior, the greatest man in Israel of whom the people sing? Saul, our sovereign, has been a valiant captain over us, and has slain his thousands; but this one is greater still, he has slain his ten thousands. Verse 11. - David the king of the land. The servants of Achish use the title of king in a very general way. Thus Achish, though really a seren (see on 1 Samuel 5:11), is called king of Gath; and they meant nothing more as regards David than that he was Israel's great man, though in accepting Goliath's challenge he had undertaken what in old time was regarded as the king's especial duty. Did they not sing one to another of him in dances? The Hebrew method of singing was by choruses, who sang and danced in turns to the music of their tambours (see on 1 Samuel 18:7). David evidently had hoped not to be recognised, but to be admitted to serve as a soldier, or in some other capacity, without many questions being asked. As we find an Edomite in Saul's service, Cushites, Maachathites, and other foreigners in the employment of David, there was probably much of this desertion of one service for another, especially as kings in those days had absolute authority and their displeasure was death.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י (‘aḇ·ḏê) 0 Strong's 5650: Slave, servant of Achish אָכִישׁ֙ (’ā·ḵîš) 0 Strong's 397: Achish -- king of Gath said וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) 0 Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) 0 Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “[Is] this זֶ֥ה (zeh) 0 Strong's 2088: This, that not הֲלוֹא־ (hă·lō·w-) 0 Strong's 3808: Not, no David, דָוִ֖ד (ḏā·wiḏ) 0 Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) 0 Strong's 4428: A king of the land? הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) 0 Strong's 776: Earth, land Did they not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) 0 Strong's 3808: Not, no sing יַעֲנ֤וּ (ya·‘ă·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6030: To answer, respond about him לָזֶ֗ה (lā·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2088: This, that in their dances, בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙ (ḇam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4246: A dance saying: לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites has slain הִכָּ֤ה (hik·kāh) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 5221: To strike [his] thousands, בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו (ba·’ă·lā·p̄āw) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 505: A thousand and David וְדָוִ֖ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse [his] tens of thousands’?” בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ (bə·riḇ·ḇō·ṯāw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7233: Multitude, myriad, ten thousand Links 1 Samuel 21:11 NIV1 Samuel 21:11 NLT 1 Samuel 21:11 ESV 1 Samuel 21:11 NASB 1 Samuel 21:11 KJV 1 Samuel 21:11 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 21:11 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 21:11 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 21:11 French Bible 1 Samuel 21:11 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 21:11 The servants of Achish said to him (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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