1 Samuel 18:8

8 Esto hizo que Saúl se enojara mucho. «¿Qué es esto? —dijo—. Le dan crédito a David por diez miles y a mí sólo por miles. ¡Solo falta que lo hagan su rey!».

1 Samuel 18:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him
Partly because they called him plain Saul, and not King Saul; did not give him his royal title, which might serve to strengthen his suspicion, after suggested; and chiefly because they attributed a greater number of slain to David than to him, as follows:

and he said, they have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me
they ascribed [but] thousands;
and so had given more honour to an inferior officer than to the commander-in-chief, more to a subject than to a sovereign:

and [what can] he have more but the kingdom?
there is nothing left out of their song, and nothing remains to be given him but that; some think that Saul knew, by the prudent behaviour of David, and the favour he was in with God and men, and by these commendations of the women, that the kingdom would be his; and that the words of Samuel were true, and would be confirmed, that the kingdom would be rent from him, and given to his neighbour better than he. This clause, with ( 1 Samuel 18:9-11 ) , is left out of the Greek version, according to the Vatican copy.

1 Samuel 18:8 In-Context

6 Cuando el ejército de Israel regresaba triunfante después que David mató al filisteo, mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel salieron para recibir al rey Saúl. Cantaron y danzaron de alegría con panderetas y címbalos.

7 Este era su canto:
«Saúl mató a sus miles,
¡y David, a sus diez miles!».

8 Esto hizo que Saúl se enojara mucho. «¿Qué es esto? —dijo—. Le dan crédito a David por diez miles y a mí sólo por miles. ¡Solo falta que lo hagan su rey!».

9 Desde ese momento Saúl miró con recelo a David.

10 Al día siguiente, un espíritu atormentador
de parte de Dios abrumó a Saúl, y comenzó a desvariar como un loco en su casa. David tocaba el arpa, tal como lo hacía cada día. Pero Saúl tenía una lanza en la mano,