1 Samuel 29:5

5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, `Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

1 Samuel 29:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 29:5

[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in
dances
Long ago:

saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands;
so that he is an old sworn enemy of ours; and the more valiant and victorious he has been, the less is he to be trusted, see ( 1 Samuel 18:7 ) ( 21:11 ) .

1 Samuel 29:5 In-Context

3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, "What do these Hebrews here?" And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, "Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me to this day?"

4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, "Make this fellow return, that he may go back to his place which thou hast appointed for him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us. For wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? Should it not be with the heads of these men?

5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, `Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

6 Then Achish called David and said unto him, "Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me to this day; nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

7 Therefore now return and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."