1Sa 18:6-7, 21:11, Pro 27:14 | ESV | STEP | As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine , the women came out of all the cities of Israel , singing and dancing , to meet King Saul , with tambourines , with songs of joy , and with musical instruments .

1 Samuel 18:6-7

Saul’s Jealousy of David

6 As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, ^athe women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. ^{▼▼Or triangles, or three-stringed instruments} 7 And the women ^csang to one another as they celebrated,

^d“Saul has struck down his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”

1 Samuel 21:11

11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? ^eDid they not sing to one another of him in dances,

‘Saul has struck down his thousands,
and David his ten thousands’?”

Proverbs 27:14

14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.