1SA 18:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Sha’ul found that offensive and it made him very angry. “They’ve attributed tens of thousands to David,” he complained, “but only thousands to me. Next thing he’ll end up as king.”

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BrLXX Καὶ πονηρὸν ἐφάνη τὸ ῥῆμα ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Σαοὺλ περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου, καὶ εἶπε, τῷ Δαυὶδ ἔδωκαν τὰς μυριάδας, καὶ ἐμοὶ ἔδωκαν τὰς χιλιάδας.
(Kai ponaʸron efanaʸ to ɽaʸma en ofthalmois Saʼoul peri tou logou toutou, kai eipe, tōi Dawid edōkan tas muriadas, kai emoi edōkan tas ⱪiliadas. )

BrTr And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul concerning this matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me they have given thousands.[fn]

18:8 From this point to the end of v 11. is read from Alex.

ULT And it burned greatly for Saul, and this thing was evil in his eyes. And he said, “They have given to David ten thousands, but to me they have given the thousands. And only the kingship is yet for him!”

UST When Saul heard them singing that, he did not like it. He became very angry. He said to himself, “They are saying that David killed ten thousand men, but that I have killed only one thousand. Soon they will want to make him their king!”

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?”

OEB It made Saul very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, ‘They ascribed to David ten thousands, while to me they ascribed but thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?’

WEBBE Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

LSV And it is exceedingly displeasing to Saul, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he says, “They have given myriads to David, and they have given the thousands to me, and what more [is there] for him but the kingdom?”

FBV What they were singing made Saul very angry as he didn't think it was right. He said to himself, “They've given David credit for killing tens of thousands, but only thousands to me. All that's left is to give him the kingdom!”

T4T When Saul heard them singing that, he did not like it. He became very angry. He said to himself, “They are saying that David killed 10,000 men, but that I have killed only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]

LEB Saul became very angry,[fn] and this saying displeased him,[fn] and he thought, “They have attributed to David ten thousands, but to me they have attributed thousands! What more can he have but the kingdom?”[fn]

18:8 Literally “And it was very hot for Saul”

18:8 Literally “this thing was bad in his eyes”

18:8 Literally “And still for him is only the kingdom”

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?

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JPS 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 all he lacketh is the kingdom!'

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?

DRA And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?

YLT 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;'

Drby 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?

RV 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?

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

KJB-1769 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?[fn]

18.8 displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes

KJB-1611 [fn]And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayd, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid tenne thousands, and to me they haue ascribed but thousands: and what can he haue more, but the kingdome?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

18:8 Hebr. was euill in his eyes.

Bshps And Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayd: They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, & to me but a thousande: and what can he more haue, saue the kingdome?
(And Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said: They have ascribed unto David ten thousand, and to me but a thousand: and what can he more have, save the kingdom?)

Gnva Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, and to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, and what can he haue more saue the kingdome?
(Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousand, and to me they have ascribed but a thousand, and what can he have more save the kingdom? )

Cvdl Then was Saul very wroth, and yt worde displeased him sore, and he sayde: They haue ascrybed ten thousande vnto Dauid, and but one thousande vnto me: what shal he haue more but the kyngdome?
(Then was Saul very wroth, and it word displeased him sore, and he said: They have ascrybed ten thousand unto David, and but one thousand unto me: what shall he have more but the kingdom?)

Wycl Saul was wrooth greetli, and this word displeside `in his iyen; and he seide, Thei yauen ten thousynde to Dauid, and `thei yauen a thousynde to me; what leeueth to hym, no but the rewme aloone?
(Saul was wrooth greatly, and this word displeside `in his eyes; and he said, They gave ten thousand to David, and `thei gave a thousand to me; what leeueth to him, no but the realm alone?)

Luth Da ergrimmete Saul sehr, und gefiel ihm das Wort übel und sprach: Sie haben David zehntausend gegeben und mir tausend; das Königreich will noch sein werden.
(So enraged Saul sehr, and liked him the Wort bad/evil and spoke: They/She have David zehntausend given and to_me tausend; the kingreich will still his become.)

ClVg Iratus est autem Saul nimis, et displicuit in oculis ejus sermo iste: dixitque: Dederunt David decem millia, et mihi mille dederunt: quid ei superest, nisi solum regnum?
(Iratus it_is however Saul nimis, and displicuit in oculis his sermo iste: dixitque: Dederunt David ten millia, and to_me a_thousand dederunt: quid to_him superest, nisi solum kingdom? )

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