And Saul said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands — Saul's *va'yomer* *ha'yaqdiem la'David revavot v'li Alafim*, makes explicit his sense of disproportion and theft; the women's song has stolen his honor, transferred his glory to the young warrior. His mathematical recalculation—ten thousands to David, thousands to Saul—transforms the ritual formula into an explicit hierarchy of military achievement. Saul perceives that the women's loyalty is shifting, that his kingship is beginning to be overshadowed.

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