Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageIsn't this the very David they celebrate in their victory dances—"Saul has cut down his thousands, but David his ten thousands"?'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GIs not this Dawid, of whom they sing to one another in the dances: "Sha'ul has struck down his thousands, and Dawid his ten thousands"?'
KJV
King James VersionIs not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
BSB
Berean Standard BibleIs this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Footnotes
This song reappears verbatim from 1 Sam. 18:7, where it first ignited Saul's murderous jealousy and set David's entire exile in motion. Now, generations of irony later, it is the Philistines themselves who rehearse it—as the very grounds for dismissing him. The taunt-song that drove David out of Israel is the same testimony that keeps him out of this battle. The narrator's repetition is deliberate: David's renown has outrun every attempt to contain him, and the song functions as a kind of providential refrain. His fame in enemy territory is itself YHWH's doing.