THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 18:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ באלפו בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 21:11And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
- Ex 15:21And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea.
- 1 Sam 29:5Is not this David, to whom they sung in their dances, saying: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
- Ps 24 (23):7
- Ps 24 (23):8