2 Samuel 1:5
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
2 Samuel 1:5 in other translations
| BSB | Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” |
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| WEB | David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?” |
| ASV | And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? |
| YLT | And David saith unto the youth who is declaring it to him, ‘How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?' |
| DARBY | And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? |
| BBE | And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? |
| Webster | And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? |
What does 2 Samuel 1:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2-12
2-12. a man came out of the camp from Saul--As the narrative of Saul's death, given in the last chapter, is inspired, it must be considered the true account, and the Amalekite's story a fiction of his own, invented to ingratiate himself with David, the presumptive successor to the throne. David's question, "How went the matter?" evinces the deep interest he took in the war, an interest that sprang from feelings of…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.
2 Samuel 1:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:5
- Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
- Proverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 1:4
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.
- 2 Samuel 1:5
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
- 2 Samuel 1:6
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
2 Samuel 1:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo David á aquel mancebo que le daba las nuevas: ¿Cómo sabes que Saúl es muerto, y Jonathán su hijo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui racontait ces choses: Comment sais-tu que Saül et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David sprach zu dem Jüngling, der ihm berichtete: Wie weißt du, daß Saul und sein Sohn Jonathan tot sind? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque David ad adolescentem qui nuntiabat ei: Unde scis quia mortuus est Saul, et Jonathas filius ejus? |