1 Samuel 18:8
Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said,—They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands,—What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
Numbers 22:34Then said Balaam unto the messenger of Yahweh—I have sinned, for I knew not, that, thou, wast stationed to meet me in the road,—Now, therefore, if it be displeasing in thine eyes, I must get me back again.
1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, Yahweh hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee, to-day,—and will give it unto a neighbour of thine, who is better than thou.
1 Samuel 20:31For, as long as, the son of Jesse, liveth on the ground, thou wilt not be established, thou nor thy kingdom, Now, therefore, send and fetch him unto me, for, doomed to death, is he!
Esther 3:5And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;
Proverbs 27:4The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can 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 →