2 Samuel 1:2
Then on the third day a man arrived from Saul's camp. His clothes were torn and he had dust on his head. When he approached David, he bowed before him, and fell to the ground in respect.
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3“Where have you come from?” David asked him. “I got away from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
Cross References
Genesis 22:4After traveling for three days Abraham could see the place in the distance.
Genesis 37:29When Reuben came back later and looked into the pit, Joseph was gone. He tore his clothes in grief.
Genesis 43:28“Yes, your servant our father is still alive, and is well,” they replied and bowed low in respect.
1 Samuel 4:12A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle that day all the way to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and he had dirt on his head.
1 Samuel 20:41After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the pile of stones, fell facedown to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and cried together as friends, though David cried the hardest.
2 Samuel 4:10when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead’ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I grabbed him and had him put him to death at Ziklag. That was what he got for bringing me his 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 →