And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
and the women answer--those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'
And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy