1 Samuel 18:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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 `is' only the kingdom;'

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  • 1 Sam 15:28 : 28 And Samuel saith unto him, `Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath.
  • 1 Sam 20:31 : 31 for all the days that the son of Jesse liveth on the ground thou art not established, thou and thy kingdom; and now, send and bring him unto me, for he `is' a son of death.'
  • 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, `And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he `is' mine elder brother -- even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'
  • Esth 3:5 : 5 And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
  • Prov 13:10 : 10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled `is' wisdom.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'
  • Num 11:1 : 1 And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.
  • Num 22:34 : 34 And Balaam saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `I have sinned, for I did not know that thou `art' standing to meet me in the way; and now, if evil in thine eyes -- I turn back by myself.'
  • 1 Sam 13:14 : 14 and, now, thy kingdom doth not stand, Jehovah hath sought for Himself a man according to His own heart, and Jehovah chargeth him for leader over His people, for thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.'

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  • 1 Sam 18:7
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    7and the women answer -- those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

  • 1 Sam 29:5
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    5Is not this David, of whom they answer in choruses, saying, Saul hath smitten among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

  • 1 Sam 18:9
    76%

    9and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

  • 1 Sam 21:11
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    11and 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 Sam 18:21-25
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    74%

    21and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second -- thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'

    22And Saul commandeth his servants, `Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.'

    23And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king -- and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

    24And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'

    25And Saul saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines -- to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 22:7-8
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    74%

    7And Saul saith to his servants who are standing by him, `Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads of hundreds!

    8for ye have conspired all of you against me, and there is none uncovering mine ear about my son's covenanting with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you grieving for me, and uncovering mine ear, that my son hath raised up my servant against me, to lie in wait as `at' this day.'

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
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    12And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

    13and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as `at' this day?'

  • 1 Sam 28:17
    72%

    17And Jehovah doth for Himself as He hath spoken by my hand, and Jehovah rendeth the kingdom out of thy hand, and giveth it to thy neighbour -- to David.

  • 1 Sam 26:17-18
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    72%

    17And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?' and David saith, `My voice, my lord, O king!'

    18and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?

  • 1 Sam 24:16-17
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    72%

    16And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?' and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

    17And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou `art' than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

  • 1 Sam 18:29-30
    2 verses
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    29and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

    30And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

  • 1 Sam 17:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, `Why `is' this -- thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart -- for, to see the battle thou hast come down.'

    29And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'

  • 1 Sam 18:17-18
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    71%

    17And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

    18And David saith unto Saul, `Who `am' I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- that I am son-in-law to the king?'

  • 1 Sam 19:1
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    1And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

  • 2 Sam 1:16-17
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    70%

    16and David saith unto him, `Thy blood `is' on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I -- I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'

    17And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;

  • 1 Sam 11:6
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    6And the Spirit of God doth prosper over Saul, in his hearing these words, and his anger burneth greatly,

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    70%

    10to cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:15
    70%

    15And he saith, `Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his;

  • 1 Sam 20:30
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    30And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, `Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

  • 2 Sam 19:43
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    43And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, `Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 8:6
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    6And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

  • 2 Sam 16:10
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    10And the king saith, `What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for -- let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?'

  • 1 Chr 10:14
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    14and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
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    4And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand `are' men of Judah.

  • 1 Sam 15:28
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    28And Samuel saith unto him, `Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    69%

    25And Saul saith unto David, `Blessed `art' thou, my son David, also working thou dost work, and also prevailing thou dost prevail.' And David goeth on his way, and Saul hath turned back to his place.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
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    15and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

  • 1 Sam 13:14
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    14and, now, thy kingdom doth not stand, Jehovah hath sought for Himself a man according to His own heart, and Jehovah chargeth him for leader over His people, for thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.'

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    33And Saul saith unto David, `Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a youth thou `art', and he a man of war from his youth.'

  • 1 Sam 14:38
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    38And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

  • 2 Sam 19:22
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    22And David saith, `What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah, that ye are to me to-day for an adversary? to-day is any man put to death in Israel? for have I not known that to-day I `am' king over Israel?'

  • 1 Sam 9:21
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    21And Saul answereth and saith, `Am not I a Benjamite -- of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?'

  • 1 Sam 15:11
    69%

    11`I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.