1 Samuel 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?””
1 Samuel 18:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Saul was very wroth, and this 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? ”
1 Samuel 18:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him <FI>is<Fi> only the kingdom;'”
1 Samuel 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom? ”
1 Samuel 18:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, and to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, and what can he haue more saue the kingdome?”
1 Samuel 18:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 18:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 18
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?
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
What Does 1 Samuel 18:8 Mean?
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