1 Samuel 18:8

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?

Translations

1 Samuel 18:8 - Amplified Bible

And Saul was very angry, for the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed only thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?

1 Samuel 18:8 - American Standard Version

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?

1 Samuel 18:8 - Bible in Basic English

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?

1 Samuel 18:8 - Darby Bible

And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom?

1 Samuel 18:8 - English Standard Version

And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?"

1 Samuel 18:8 - King James Version

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?

1 Samuel 18:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Saùl se enfureciò, pues este dicho le desagradò, y dijo: Han atribuido a David diez miles, pero a mì me han atribuido miles. ¿Y qué más le falta sino el reino?

1 Samuel 18:8 - The Message

1 Samuel 18:8 - New American Standard Bible

Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?"

1 Samuel 18:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Saùl se enfureciò, pues este dicho le desagradò, y dijo: "Han atribuido a David diez miles, pero a mì me han atribuido miles. ¿Y qué más le falta sino el reino?"

1 Samuel 18:8 - World English Bible

Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

1 Samuel 18:8 - Young's Living Translation

And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him [is] only the kingdom;`

1 Samuel 18:8 - Additional Comments

This is the beginning of the discord between Saul and David.
Just like David's brothers did not like him getting promoted instead of them, here we find Saul sinning in the same way, hating that someone else has success instead of themself. May we rejoice when others succeed, for the success has already happened, it honors God, it shows love to the person, and it ultimately gives you peace instead of bitterness.
Little did Saul know that David was on his way to supplanting Saul and getting the kingdom.

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