King James Version
1 Samuel 29:5 in the King James Version says “Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousa...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
1 Samuel 29:5 · KJV
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. the lords: Heb. thou art not good in the eyes of the lords
Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. displease: Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“of whom they sang”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“his thousands”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“his ten thousands”
H7233abundance (in number), i.e., (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
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