1 Samuel 29:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 29:5

3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me ^athese days, or these years? And to this day I have ^bfound no fault in him since he defected to me.”

4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, ^a“Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to ^bbattle, lest ^cin the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these ^dmen?

5 Is this not David, ^aof whom they sang to one another in dances, saying:
^b‘Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”

6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “Surely, as the Lord lives, you have been upright, and ^ayour going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day ^bI have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

7 Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.”

8 So David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 29:5

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American Standard Version
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

Amplified® Bible
Is not this David, of whom they sang to one another in dances, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

Contemporary English Version
The Israelites even dance and sing, "Saul has killed a thousand enemies; David has killed ten thousand enemies!"

Darby English Version
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul smote his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

Good News Bible
After all, this is David, the one about whom the women sang, as they danced, 'Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.' "

King James Version
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

New American Standard Bible
"Is this not David, of whom they sing in the dances, saying, `Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands'?"

New International Version
Isn't this the David they sang about in their dances:
" 'Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens of thousands'?"

New King James Version
Is this not David, of whom they sang to one another in dances, saying:
'Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands'?'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do we not regard this David, of whom they sing in the dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

Revised Standard Version
Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

Young's Literal Translation
Is not this David, of whom they answer in choruses, saying, Saul hath smitten among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

New English Translation
Isn’t this David, of whom they sang as they danced,¹ ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands’?”

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