2 Samuel 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 1:5

3 And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” So he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”

4 Then David said to him, ^a“How did the matter go? Please tell me.” And he answered, “The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and ^bJonathan his son are dead also.”

5 So David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

6 Then the young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance to be on ^aMount Gilboa, there was ^bSaul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

7 Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’

8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 1:5

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American Standard Version
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

Amplified® Bible
David said to the young man, How do you know Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

Contemporary English Version
David asked, "How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?"

Darby English Version
And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

Good News Bible
"How do you know that Saul and Jonathan are dead?" David asked him.

King James Version
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

New American Standard Bible
So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"

New International Version
Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"

New King James Version
So David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?"

Revised Standard Version
Then David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto the youth who is declaring `it' to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son `are' dead?'

New English Translation
David said to the young man¹ who was telling him this, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”²

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