2 Samuel 1:5

And David said to the young man that told him: How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son, are dead?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

In Context

4And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me. He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain.

6And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him,

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.

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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