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2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1:3

Saul’s Death Reported to David · 2 Samuel 1:1–16
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Translations

Modern
“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
Traditional
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Literal
And David said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
Latin
Dixitque ad eum David: Unde venis? Qui ait ad eum: De castris Israël fugi.

Original

Hebrew
English
“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.

Notes

2 Samuel 1:1–16

An unnamed Amalekite went to David, claiming that he had killed Saul. This claim was false. Saul had taken his own life(1 Samuel 31:4–6).

The Amalekite may have hoped that David would reward him for clearing the way for David to become king. Instead, David ordered him to be killed for harming the Lord’s anointed (the person God had chosen).

2 Samuel 1:1–27

The forty years of Saul’s reign ended in tragedy. The Philistines struck a devastating blow against his people. They killed Saul’s sons and later mutilated Saul’s body after he took his own life (1 Samuel 31). After these tragic events, the story begins to focus on David and his rise as a leader.

Parallels

1 Samuel 31:1–6 1 Chronicles 10:1–6

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Baanah David Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Kills the Murderer of Saul Geshur: Absalom Takes Refuge In, After the Murder of Amnon