2 Samuel 1:1

2 Samuel 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
• New International Version (NIV)After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,

Context of 2 Samuel 1:1

Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David remained two days in Ziklag. 2On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. 3Then David said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”

2 Samuel 1:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י אַֽחֲרֵי֙ מ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְדָוִ֣ד שָׁ֔ב מֵהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־הָעֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב דָּוִ֛ד בְּצִקְלָ֖ג יָמִ֥ים שְׁנָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• Now it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• about afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• when Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• had returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the slaughterנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• remainedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• in Ziklagצִקְלַגtsiqlag tsîyqelag · ZiklagH6860

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:1

• 1 Samuel 30:17David slaughtered them from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
• 1 Samuel 27:6So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Now it came to pass … - There is no break whatever between the two books of Samuel, the division being purely artificial.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This book is the history of the reign of king David. It relates his victories, the growth of the prosperity of Israel, and his reformation of the state of religion. With these events are recorded the grievous sins he committed, and the family as well as public troubles with which he was punished. We here meet with many things worthy of imitation, and many that are written for our warning. The history of king David is given in Scripture with much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1David returned from the slaughter: Before this, David and his men had killed many Amalekites because of what they had done to David’s city and family (see 1 Samuel 30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-16Commentary by Robert Jamieson 2Sa 1:1-16. An Amalekite Brings Tidings of Saul's Death. 1. David had abode two days in Ziklag--Though greatly reduced by the Amalekite incendiaries, that town was not so completely sacked and destroyed, but David and his six hundred followers, with their families, could still find some accommodation.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 1:1

• David
• Israel
• Ziklag

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings