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1Sa 21:11 — And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the servants		Psa 56:1; *title
the king		1Sa 16:1; 1Sa 18:7,8; 1Sa 29:5

Correlating Passages

the servants

Psa 56:1

[[To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.]] Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

the king

	1Sa 16:1	And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
	1Sa 18:7	And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
	1Sa 18:8	And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?
	1Sa 29:5	[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 21:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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