Sirach 47:6
Good News Translation
The people honored him for killing his tens of thousands, and when he was crowned king, they praised him for being chosen by the Lord.

New Revised Standard Version
So they glorified him for the tens of thousands he conquered, and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord, when the glorious diadem was given to him.

Contemporary English Version
Israel praised David for killing enemies by the thousands and for being blessed by the Lord. And when he became king,

New American Bible
Therefore the women sang his praises and honored him for “the tens of thousands.” When he received the royal crown, he battled

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation.

Sirach 47:4
Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?

Sirach 47:5
In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath:

Sirach 47:7
So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory:

Sirach 47:8
For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever.

Context
Sirach 47
5In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: 6For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation. 7So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory:…
Cross References
Sirach 47:4
Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?

Sirach 47:5
In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath:

Sirach 47:7
So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory:

Sirach 47:8
For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 47:5
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