1 Samuel 18:8
And Saul was very wroth, and this saying was displeasing in his eyes; and he said, They have given unto David ten thousands, and to me they have given the thousands: and all that he lacketh now yet is only the kingdom.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
9And Saul looked jealous on David from that day and forward.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11And his brothers envied him; but his father noted the matter [in his mind].
Numbers 22:34And Bil'am said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou wast standing against me in the way; but now, if it be evil in thy eyes, I will return home again.
1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee this day, and hath given it to thy associate, who is better than thou.
1 Samuel 20:31For all the days that the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou wilt not have any permanence with thy kingdom: therefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Esther 3:5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bent not the knee, nor prostrated himself to him, Haman became full of fury.
Proverbs 27:4Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:7-12
David Honoured by the People; Saul Troubled with an Evil Spirit. ( b. c. 1060.) 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said,… Read the whole commentary →