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2 Samuel 1:5 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 1 · verse 5
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?2 Samuel 1:5 · King James Version
2 Samuel 1:5 in context
3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
4And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- knowestyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- toldnâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
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Here is, I. David settling again in Ziklag, his own city, after he had rescued his family and friends out of the hands of the Amalekites (Sa2 1:1): He abode in Ziklag. Thence he was now sending presents to his friends (Sa1 30:26), and there he was ready to receive those that came into his interests;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10