Berean Standard Bible
“And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?””
After David's victory over Goliath, the women of Israel come out singing that Saul has killed his thousands and David his tens of thousands. Saul hears the song.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
World English Bible (WEB)
Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
King James Version (KJV)
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y enojóse Saúl en gran manera, y desagradó esta palabra en sus ojos, y dijo: A David dieron diez miles, y á mí miles; no le falta más que el reino.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
A Saúl no le gustó lo que oyó. Pensó: «A David le asignan diez miles y a mí solamente miles. Sólo falta que lo proclamen rey».
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