撒母耳记上 18:7

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

婦女們跳舞、歌唱，說：“掃羅殺死千千！大衛殺死萬萬！”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
众 妇 女 舞 蹈 唱 和 ， 说 ： 扫 罗 杀 死 千 千 ， 大 卫 杀 死 万 万 。

Contextual Overview

⁶ After David had killed the Philistine, he and the men returned home. Women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul. They sang songs of joy, danced, and played tambourines and stringed instruments. ⁷ As they played, they sang, "Saul has killed thousands of his enemies, but David has killed tens of thousands." ⁸ The women's song upset Saul, and he became very angry. He thought, "The women say David has killed tens of thousands, but they say I have killed only thousands. The only thing left for him to have is the kingdom!" ⁹ So Saul watched David closely from then on, because he was jealous. ¹⁰ The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in his house. David was playing the harp as he usually did, but Saul had a spear in his hand. ¹¹ He threw the spear, thinking, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David escaped from him twice.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

answered: Exodus 15:21, Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:8

Saul: 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 29:5

Reciprocal: Judges 11:34 - his daughter 1 Samuel 14:49 - name of the firstborn Psalms 62:9 - Surely Psalms 75:3 - I bear Proverbs 27:21 - so Jeremiah 31:4 - again Daniel 3:12 - certain Matthew 27:18 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 18:15
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, "I didn't laugh." But the Lord said, "No. You did laugh."

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave and started out toward Sodom. Abraham walked along with them a short time to send them on their way.

Genesis 19:3
But Lot begged them to come, so they agreed and went to his house. Then Lot prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without yeast, and they ate it.

Amos 6:4
You lie on beds decorated with ivory and stretch out on your couches. You eat tender lambs and fattened calves.

Malachi 1:14
"The person who cheats will be cursed. He has a male animal in his flock and promises to offer it, but then he offers to the Lord an animal that has something wrong with it. I am a great king," says the Lord All-Powerful, "and I am feared by all the nations.

Matthew 22:4
"Then the king sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves for the dinner, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

Luke 15:23
And get our fat calf and kill it so we can have a feast and celebrate.

Luke 15:27
The servant said, ‘Your brother has come back, and your father killed the fat calf, because your brother came home safely.'

Luke 15:30
But your other son, who wasted all your money on prostitutes, comes home, and you kill the fat calf for him!'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the women answered [one another] as they played,.... They sung vocally to their instruments, and that by turns, one rehearsing one line or verse in the song, and then the other another:

and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands; which, if to be referred to the battle in the preceding chapter, as it commonly is, must be understood thus, that though Saul, in pursuit of the Philistines, slew many thousands of them, and David but one, even Goliath; yet the slaying of him was the occasion of slaying ten thousands, and therefore it is ascribed to him: but it seems rather that in some after battles David had been more prosperous and victorious than Saul, and therefore superior commendations are given him by the author of the song the women sung; which, however just it might be to give them, was not wise, since it served to irritate their king, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As they played - Or danced with vocal and instrumental music (see Judges 16:25 note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 18:7. Saul hath slain his thousands — As it cannot literally be true that Saul had slain thousands, and David ten thousands; it would be well to translate the passage thus: Saul hath smitten or fought against thousands; David against tens of thousands. "Though Saul has been victorious in all his battles; yet he has not had such great odds against him as David has had; Saul, indeed, has been opposed by thousands; David, by ten thousands." We may here remark that the Philistines had drawn out their whole forces at this time: and when Goliath was slain, they were totally discomfited by the Israelites, led on chiefly by David.