1 Samuel 18:6 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 18:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 18:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 18:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 18:6 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 18:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 18:6 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing--also the dancers--to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;”
1 Samuel 18:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 18:6 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 18:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When they came againe, and Dauid returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, the women came out of all cities of Israel singing and dauncing to meete king Saul, with timbrels, with instruments of ioy, and with rebeckes.”
1 Samuel 18:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 18:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 18
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 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.
7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
What Does 1 Samuel 18:6 Mean?
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