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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 18:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 18:8 |
King James |
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? |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| What can he have ... - Rather, "There is only the kingdom left for him." Compare for the same sentiment, Kg1 2:22. "A kingdom (says Camden) brooketh no companion, and majesty more heavily taketh injuries to heart." |
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.