1 Samuel 21:11
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not, this, David, king of the land? Was it not, of this man, that they kept responding in the dances, saying, Saul, hath smitten his, thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10Then arose David, and fled, that day, from the face of Saul,—and came in unto Achish, king of Gath.
12And David laid up these words in his heart,—and feared greatly, because of Achish king of Gath.
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:7And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,—Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said, unto his own heart, Now, shall I be swept off, in a single day, by the hand of Saul,—there is nothing for me better than that I, escape, into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more, in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.
1 Samuel 29:5Is not this David, of whom they made responses in the dances, saying,—Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, But, David, his, tens of thousands?
Psalms 56:1Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 21:11-15
David Driven from Achish. ( b. c. 1057.) 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands,… Read the whole commentary →