Verse 5

Isn’t this David, of whom they sang as they danced,‘Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands’?”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 21:11 : 11 The servants of Achish said to him,“Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying,‘Saul struck down his thousands, But David his tens of thousands’?”
• Prov 27:14 : 14 If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
• 1 Sam 18:6-7 : 6 When the men arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments. 7 The women who were playing the music sang,“Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!”