1 Samuel 21:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 21:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 21:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 21:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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’?””
1 Samuel 21:11 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 21:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
1 Samuel 21:11 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 21:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?'”
1 Samuel 21:11 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 21:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands? ”
1 Samuel 21:11 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 21:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?”
1 Samuel 21:11 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:11 in Context — 1 Samuel 21
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
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?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
What Does 1 Samuel 21:11 Mean?
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