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La Bibbia di Giovanni Diodati

1 Samuele 21:11

E i servitori di Achis gli dissero: Non è costui Davide, re del paese? Non è egli costui, del quale si cantava nelle danze, dicendo: Saulle ne ha percossi i suoi mille, E Davide i suoi diecimila?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Achish;   Dancing;   David;   Deception;   Gath;   Philistines;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   David;   Gath;   Philistia, philistines;   Singing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Achish;   Corner;   Dance;   David;   Gath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Ahimelech;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nob;   Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Achish ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   David;   Gath;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abim'elech;   Dance;   Gath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achish;   David;   Elhanan;   Ezekiel;   Games;   Samuel, Books of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Achish;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dancing;   Doeg;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
I servi di Akish gli dissero: "Non costui Davide, il re del paese? Non di costui che cantavano in coro nelle danze, dicendo: "Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille e Davide i suoi diecimila?".
Riveduta Bibbia
E i servi del re dissero ad Akis: "Non questi Davide, il re del paese? Non egli colui del quale cantavan nelle loro danze: Saul ha uccisi i suoi mille, e Davide i suoi diecimila?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the servants: Psalms 56:1, *title

the king: 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 18:8, 1 Samuel 29:5

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 14:8 - And when John 9:8 - Is not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the servants of Achish said unto him,.... Who knew who David was, and perceiving that he was respected by Achish:

[is] not this David the king of the land? of the land of the Philistines; so some render the words, "the king of this land" q; which belongs unto him for his conquest of Goliath; for this was what was proposed by him, that whoever was the conqueror should possess the kingdom; and seeing it belongs to him, O Achish, why dost thou admit him to court? thou wilt be driven from the throne, and we shall be his servants, and not thine r: but rather they mean the king of the land of Israel, having heard that he was anointed king by Samuel, and was to succeed Saul; or rather, they called him so because he led out the armies of Israel as their general, and being victorious was more respected than even Saul was; for they had heard what the women sung in their songs as follows:

did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? which are the burden of their song, 1 Samuel 18:7; and from whence the servants of Achish concluded, that he was in greater authority or honour, and in greater esteem than Saul their king was.

q מלך הארץ "rex hujus regionis", Vatablus. r Vid. Jarchium & Jesaiam in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The king of the land - The Philistines gave him the title which their own lords bore.


 
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