1 Samuel 18:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Whatever Saul sent David to do, he did it so wisely that he placed him in charge of warriors. This pleased all of the people, and even Saul’s servants.

Saul’s Jealousy. ⁶ When David returned after having struck down the Philistine, the women came out from the cities of Israel to greet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, tambourines, and lutes. ^7 [a]As the women danced, they sang, “Saul has killed his thousands, and David has killed his ten thousands.”