2 Samuel 1:2

Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.

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In The King James Version

It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

In Context

1Now it happened that, after Saul died, David returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and he remained for two days at Ziklag.

3And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” And he said to him, “I have fled from the camp of Israel.”

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Cross References

Genesis 22:4Then, on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place at a distance.

Genesis 37:29And Reuben, returning to the cistern, did not find the boy.

Genesis 43:28And they answered: “Your servant, our father, is safe; he is still alive.” And bowing, they reverenced him.

1 Samuel 4:12Now a man of Benjamin, rushing from the troops, arrived at Shiloh on the same day, with his clothing torn, and with his head sprinkled with dust.

1 Samuel 20:41And when the boy had gone away, David rose up from his place, which turned toward the south, and falling prone on the ground, he reverenced three times. And kissing one another, they wept together, but David more so.

2 Samuel 4:10the one who reported to me and said, ‘Saul is dead,’ who was thinking that he announced good news, I apprehended. And at Ziklag I killed him who ought to have been given a reward for the news.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:2-11

Second Samuel This book is the history of the reign of king David. We had in the foregoing book an account of his designation to the government, and his struggles with Saul, which ended at length in the death of his persecutor. This book begins with his accession to the throne, and is entirely taken up with the affairs of the government during the forty years he reigned, and therefore is entitled by the LXX. The Third Book of the Kings. It gives us an account of David's triumphs and his troubles. I. His triumphs… Read the whole commentary →

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