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Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?
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A Song of Reputation
Commentators explain that the song celebrating David's victories was so famous it was known even to his enemies, the Philistines. They quote it here as evidence of his past prowess against them, making him too dangerous to be trusted in their ranks. His reputation, memorialized in song, directly led to his dismissal.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Of whom they sang. —The folk-songs, which had originally excited Saul’s jealousy of the young hero David, were current among the P…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances Long ago:
saying, Saul slew his thousa…
Presbyterian
David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of ma…
