2 Samuel 1:4

And Dovid said unto him, How went the matter? Tell me now. And he answered, That the people are fled from the milchamah, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Sha'ul and Yonatan bno are dead also.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

3And Dovid said unto him, From where comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the machaneh Yisroel am I escaped.

5And Dovid said unto the na'ar that told him, How knowest thou that Sha'ul and Yonatan bno are dead?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 4:16And the ish said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the ma'arakhah (battle-ground), and I fled today from the ma'arakhah. And he said, What happened there, beni?

1 Chronicles 10:1Now the Pelishtim (Philistines) fought against Yisroel; and the men of Yisroel fled from before the Pelishtim, and fell down chalalim (slain ones) on Mt Gilboa.

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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