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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 18:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 18:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And Saul [07586] was very [03966] wroth [02734], and the saying [01697] displeased [03415] [05869] him; and he said [0559], They have ascribed [05414] unto David [01732] ten thousands [07233], and to me they have ascribed [05414] but thousands [0505]: and what can he have more but the kingdom [04410]? |
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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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| 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 [04428] Solomon [08010] answered [06030] and said [0559] unto his mother [0517], And why dost thou ask [07592] Abishag [049] the Shunammite [07767] for Adonijah [0138]? ask [07592] for him the kingdom [04410] also; for he is mine elder [01419] brother [0251]; even for him, and for Abiathar [054] the priest [03548], and for Joab [03097] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870].