2 Samuel 1:4

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד מֶה ־ הָיָה הַדָּבָר הַגֶּד ־ נָא לִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֲשֶׁר ־ נָס הָעָם מִן ־ הַמִּלְחָמָה וְגַם ־ הַרְבֵּה נָפַל מִן ־ הָעָם וַיָּמֻתוּ וְגַם שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ מֵֽתוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

3וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָּוִד אֵי מִזֶּה תָּבוֹא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מִמַּחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל נִמְלָֽטְתִּי ׃

5וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל ־ הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ אֵיךְ יָדַעְתָּ כִּי ־ מֵת שָׁאוּל וִיהֽוֹנָתָן בְּנֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 4:16וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ אֶל ־ עֵלִי אָֽנֹכִי הַבָּא מִן ־ הַמַּעֲרָכָה וַאֲנִי מִן ־ הַמַּעֲרָכָה נַסְתִּי הַיּוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר מֶֽה ־ הָיָה הַדָּבָר בְּנִֽי ׃

1 Chronicles 10:1וּפְלִשְׁתִּים נִלְחֲמוּ בְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּנָס אִֽישׁ ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּפְּלוּ חֲלָלִים בְּהַר גִּלְבֹּֽעַ ׃

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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