1 Samuel 18:7

18:7 The women who were playing the music sang,

“Saul has struck down his thousands,

but David his tens of thousands!”

1 Samuel 18:13

18:13 Saul removed David ¹  from his presence and made him a commanding officer. ²  David led the army out to battle and back. ³ 

1 Samuel 29:2

29:2 When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, ⁴  David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.

¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “an officer of a thousand.”

³ tn Heb “and he went out and came in before the people.” See v. 16.

¹ tn Heb “passing by with respect to hundreds and thousands.” This apparently describes a mustering of troops for the purpose of inspection and readiness.