Cross references
1 Samuel 21:11
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying:
‘Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens of thousands’?”
1 Samuel 21:11 has 4 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 29:5 (7 votes) and Psalm 56:1–13 (4 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from 1 Samuel 16 to John 9.
Which verses does 1 Samuel 21:11 point to?
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- 1 Samuel 29:57 votes
Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
- Psalm 56:1–134 votes
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me. …
- 1 Samuel 16:13 votes
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Samuel 18:7–82 votes
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Which verses point to 1 Samuel 21:11?
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