1 Samuel 18:8-9

18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ¹  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?” 18:9 So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.

[18:8]  ¹ tn Heb “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.