6 As they arrived, David was returning from a campaign against the Philistines. Women from all of Israel's cities came to meet King Saul. They sang and danced, accompanied by tambourines, joyful music, and triangles.

7 The women who were celebrating sang, |Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands!|

8 Saul became very angry because he considered this saying to be insulting. |To David they credit tens of thousands,| he said, |but to me they credit [only] a few thousand. The only thing left for David is my kingdom.|

9 From that day on Saul kept an eye on David.

1 Samuel 18:6-9, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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