2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself.
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3David said to him, “Where did you come from?” He answered, “I escaped from the camp of Israel.”
Cross References
Genesis 22:4On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place afar off.
Genesis 37:29Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. He tore his clothes.
Genesis 43:28They said, “Your servant our father is well. He is still alive.” They prostrated themselves and bowed down.
1 Samuel 4:12A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, arriving with his clothes torn and earth on his head.
1 Samuel 20:41As soon as the young man was gone, David stood up from behind the mound, lay facedown on the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept together, with David weeping the more. + 20:41 The Hebrew text reads, David came out from beside the south . Modern versions interpret this passage in different ways because the Hebrew text is difficult to understand.
2 Samuel 4:10when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for 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 →