1 Samuel 18:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said,b They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? ”

1 Samuel 18:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What can he have ... - Rather, “There is only the kingdom left for him.” Compare for the same sentiment, 1 Kings 2:22 . “A kingdom (says Camden) brooketh no companion, and majesty more heavily t...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Jealousy (J). The victors, as they return, are greeted by the women with songs and dances; Saul's jealousy is aroused because David's achievements are spoken of as greater than his.
1 Samuel 18:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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1 Samuel 18:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 kin...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The women came out—singing and dancing— See Exodus 1:20 . Saul probably received his first suspicion that David was that neighbour of his who was better than himself, to whom the Lord, as Samu...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 18:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Love of Jonathan for David 1 Samuel 18:6-30 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . LX...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

What can he have more but the kingdom? — In this foreboding utterance of Saul there was involved not only a conjecture which the result confirmed, but a deep inward truth: if the king stood powerle...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV. SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE. 1 Samuel 18:1-30 . THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Loyal Friend and a Jealous Enemy 1 Samuel 17:55-58 ; 1 Samuel 18:1-9 These verses make very good reading. They present the one ray of light in a story which, from this point on, becomes more...
1 Samuel 18:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in...
1 Samuel 18:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him ,.... Partly because they called him plain Saul, and not King Saul; did not give him his royal title, which might serve to strengthen his suspi...
1 Samuel 18:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 kin...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The women came out of all the cities All the neighbouring cities. And the women answered one another as they played They sang, as well as played on musical instruments. And they sang alternately,...
1 Samuel 18:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Honoured by the People; Saul Troubled with an Evil Spirit. B. C. 1060. 6 And it...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What greater honour can they give him but that of the kingdom? Or thus, And moreover . this will not rest here, they will certainly give him the kingdom; they will translate the crown from me to him...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David's Military Success And Saul's Growing Suspicion And Awe Of David ( 1 Samuel 18:5-14 ). It will be noted that this passage comes between two inclusios in 1 Samuel 18:5 and 1 Samuel 18:15 ....
1 Samuel 18:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:5 . “David went out.” “That this refers to war and not to general business is plain, not only from the following account, which mentions not only mili...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 18:7-8 This incident teaches three things respecting good and bad men. I. The wicked are often jealous of a good man's popularity. Saul's behaviour to David reveals the progress of jealo...
1 Samuel 18:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:4 . Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David. This was the highest mark of favour he could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the orient...
1 Samuel 18:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID ( CHS . 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID AND JONATHAN ( CHS . 18-20). EXPOSITION JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ( 1 Samuel 18:1-9 ). 1 Samue...
1 Samuel 18:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred
1 Samuel 18:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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1 Samuel 18:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 18:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 18:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 18:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 18:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge