2 Samuel 1:3

3 dixitque ad eum David unde venis qui ait ad eum de castris Israhel fugi

2 Samuel 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:3

And David said unto him, from whence comest thou?
&c.] It is very likely by his appearance and circumstances he suspected from whence he came:

and he said unto him, out of the camp of Israel am I escaped;
which plainly suggested that that was in danger, confusion, and distress.

2 Samuel 1:3 In-Context

1 factum est autem postquam mortuus est Saul ut David reverteretur a caede Amalech et maneret in Siceleg dies duos
2 in die autem tertia apparuit homo veniens de castris Saul veste conscissa et pulvere aspersus caput et ut venit ad David cecidit super faciem suam et adoravit
3 dixitque ad eum David unde venis qui ait ad eum de castris Israhel fugi
4 et dixit ad eum David quod est verbum quod factum est indica mihi qui ait fugit populus e proelio et multi corruentes e populo mortui sunt sed et Saul et Ionathan filius eius interierunt
5 dixitque David ad adulescentem qui nuntiabat unde scis quia mortuus est Saul et Ionathan filius eius
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