2 Samuel 1:2

on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.

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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

1After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,

3David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”

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Cross References

Genesis 22:4On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

Genesis 37:29Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

Genesis 43:28They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

1 Samuel 4:12A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.

1 Samuel 20:41As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.

2 Samuel 4:10when someone told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he brought good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which 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 →

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