Verse 8

And Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saul ble intens sint, og disse ordene mislikte ham sterkt. Han sa: 'De har gitt David titusener, men meg har de gitt tusener. Alt som mangler nå, er at han får kongedømmet!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da ble Saul meget vred, og denne uttalelsen mislikte ham; han sa: "De har gitt David titusener, men meg bare tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongedømmet?"

• Norsk King James

  Saul ble veldig sint, og dette plaget ham; han sa: 'De har tilskrevet David ti tusen, men meg bare tusen. Hva mer kan han få enn kongeriket?'

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saul ble meget sint, for dette ordet var ondt i hans øyne, og han sa: 'De har gitt David titusener, og meg har de gitt tusener. Nå vil riket nok bli hans.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette gjorde Saul meget sint, og han sa: "De gir David titusener, men meg bare tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongemakten?"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da ble Saul svært sint, for dette utsagnet likte han ikke, og han sa: 'De har gitt David titusener, og meg har de gitt bare tusener. Hva mer kan han ha enn kongedømmet?'

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Saul ble meget sint, og det de sa, upålte ham; han sa: 'De tilskriver David titusen, mens de kun tilskriver meg tusen. Hva annet kan han få, om ikke kongedømmet?'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da ble Saul svært sint, for dette utsagnet likte han ikke, og han sa: 'De har gitt David titusener, og meg har de gitt bare tusener. Hva mer kan han ha enn kongedømmet?'

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da ble Saul meget vred, og dette ordet misbehaget ham, og han sa: «De har gitt David titusener, men meg har de bare gitt tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongedømmet?»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Saul became very angry at this and it displeased him greatly. He said, "They have credited David with tens of thousands but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?"

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saul ble meget vred, og han likte ikke dette, for han sa: «De har gitt David titusener, men meg tusener. Nå mangler han bare kongedømmet.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da optændtes Sauls Vrede saare, og dette Ord var ondt for hans Øine, og han sagde: De gave David Titusinde, og mig gave de Tusinde; og fremdeles vil Riget sandelig blive hans.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Saul ble meget sint, og disse ordene mislikte han; han sa: De har gitt David ti tusener, og meg bare tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongeriket?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Saul ble svært sint, og dette ordet mislikte han; og han sa: De har tilskrevet David titusener, og meg har de bare tilskrevet tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongeriket?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette mislikte Saul sterkt, for han så det som ondt, og han sa: ‘De har gitt David titusener, men til meg har de gitt tusener, og nå mangler han bare kongeriket.’

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Saul ble meget vred, og disse ordene mishaget ham; og han sa: De har gitt David titusener, mens meg har de bare gitt tusener. Hva kan han ha mer enn kongedømmet?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da ble Saul veldig sint, for dette ordet var ubehagelig for ham. Han sa: De har gitt David ære for titusener, men meg kun for tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongedømmet?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then was Saul very wroth, and yt worde displeased him sore, and he sayde: They haue ascrybed ten thousande vnto Dauid, and but one thousande vnto me: what shal he haue more but the kyngdome?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, & he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, & to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, & what can he haue more saue the kingdome?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayd: They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, & to me but a thousande: and what can he more haue, saue the kingdome?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

• 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;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought,“They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 15:28 : 28 And Samuel said to him, The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
• 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
• 1 Sam 20:31 : 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the ground, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
• 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
• Esth 3:5 : 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow nor show him reverence, then Haman was full of wrath.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.
• Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?
• Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Jas 4:5 : 5 Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?
• Num 11:1 : 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD; and the LORD heard it; and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed those who were in the outermost parts of the camp.
• Num 22:34 : 34 And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.
• 1 Sam 13:14 : 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue: the LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be captain over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.