his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
Verse 8
Saul was enraged at this. The words displeased him, so that he said, “They have given David ten thousands, and to me thousands, and there is only the kingdom more for him” (i.e., left for him to obtain). “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 of Israel stood powerless before the subjugators of his kingdom at so decisive a period as this, and a shepherd boy came and decided the victory, this was an additional mark of his rejection” (O. v. Gerlach).
Verse 9
From that day forward Saul was looking askance at David. עון, a denom. verb, from עין, an eye, looking askance, is used for עוין (Keri).
Verses 10-11
The next day the evil spirit fell upon Saul (“the evil spirit of God;” see at 1Sa 16:14), so that he raved in his house, and threw his javelin at David, who played before him “as day by day,” but did not hit him, because David turned away before him twice. התנבּא does not
