Saul Has Slain His Thousands

Saul Has Slain His Thousands is the twelfth song of the first act of the musical, Alan Menken & Tim Rice's King David and the seventh song of the first act of the cast album.

Lyrics
Israelite Women: Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One has been our daylight And one the very sun Saul has slain his thousands And David his ten thousands One has been our daylight And one the very sun

Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One who has served his people well Whose race is almost run Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One who's made us realize No battle no prize cannot be won

Joab: In normal times a soldier king would gladly take on board His people's talk of thousands who have fallen to his sword But it's not so amusing when They praise someone younger, then Multiply their praise by ten It's getting hard at court To know whom to support

Chorus: Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands Philistines are scattered A spent and broken crew Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands Sing as the corpse of proud Goliath Molders in its stew Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands Widely are their stories told But one story's old The other's new Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One has been our daylight And one the very sun Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One who has served his people well Whose race is almost run Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands One who's made us realize No battle no prize cannot be won Saul has slain his thousands... David, David... One who's made us realize No battle no prize cannot be won