8And 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 kingdom?
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And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-11)Now begin David’s troubles, and they not only tread on the heels of his triumphs, but take rise from them, such is the vanity of that in this world which seems greatest. I. He was too much magnified by the common people. Some time after the victory Saul went a triumphant progress through the cities of Israel that lay next him, to receive the congratulations of the country. And, when he made his pu…
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