2 Samuel 1:3

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

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 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.

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

4 And David said to him, “How did it go? Tell me. ” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead. ”

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