1 Samuel 18:7

7 As mulheres dançavam e cantavam:“Saul matou milhares;Davi, dezenas de milhares”.

1 Samuel 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:7

And the women answered [one another] as they played
They sung vocally to their instruments, and that by turns, one rehearsing one line or verse in the song, and then the other another:

and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands;
which, if to be referred to the battle in the preceding chapter, as it commonly is, must be understood thus, that though Saul, in pursuit of the Philistines, slew many thousands of them, and David but one, even Goliath; yet the slaying of him was the occasion of slaying ten thousands, and therefore it is ascribed to him: but it seems rather that in some after battles David had been more prosperous and victorious than Saul, and therefore superior commendations are given him by the author of the song the women sung; which, however just it might be to give them, was not wise, since it served to irritate their king, as follows.

1 Samuel 18:7 In-Context

5 Tudo o que Saul lhe ordenava fazer, Davi fazia com tanta habilidade que Saul lhe deu um posto elevado no exército. Isso agradou a todo o povo, bem como aos conselheiros de Saul.

6 Quando os soldados voltavam para casa, depois que Davi matou o filisteu, as mulheres saíram de todas as cidades de Israel ao encontro do rei Saul com cânticos e danças, com tamborins, com músicas alegres e instrumentos de três cordas.

7 As mulheres dançavam e cantavam:“Saul matou milhares;Davi, dezenas de milhares”.

8 Saul ficou muito irritado com esse refrão e, aborrecido, disse: “Atribuíram a Davi dezenas de milhares, mas a mim apenas milhares. O que mais lhe falta senão o reino?”

9 Daí em diante Saul olhava com inveja para Davi.