1 Samuel 18:7-8

7And the women asang to one another as they celebrated,

bSaul has struck down his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”
8And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but cthe kingdom?”

1 Samuel 18:15-16

15And when Saul saw that dhe had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. 16 eBut all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

1 Samuel 18:30

30 fThen the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out gDavid had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

2 Samuel 14:25

25Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. hFrom the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

2 Samuel 15:6-12

6Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

7And at the end of four
Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew forty
years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron.
8For your servant jvowed a vow kwhile I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to
Or  will serve
the Lord.’”
9The king said to him, mGo in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron. 10But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’” 11With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem nwho were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. 12And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for
Or sent
pAhithophel the Gilonite, qDavid’s counselor, from his city rGiloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom skept increasing.

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