2 Samuel 1:1

1 After Saul died and David returned from defeating the Amalekites, David stayed in Ziklag two days.

2 Samuel 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:1

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul
The third day after, as appears from the next verse:

when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites;
as related in ( 1 Samuel 30:17 ) ;

and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
which, though fired by the Amalekites, was not utterly consumed, but there was still some convenience for the lodging of David and his men; within this time he sent his presents to several places in the tribe of Judah, of which mention is made in the chapter before quoted, and at the same time it was that so many mighty men came to him from several tribes spoken of in ( 1 Chronicles 12:1-40 ) .

2 Samuel 1:1 In-Context

1 After Saul died and David returned from defeating the Amalekites, David stayed in Ziklag two days.

2 On the third day a man came from Saul's camp. His clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. When he came to David, he immediately bowed down with his face touching the ground.

3 "Where did you come from?" David asked him. "I escaped from the camp of Israel," he answered.

4 "What happened?" David asked him. "Please tell me." The man answered, "The army fled from the battle, and many of the soldiers died. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead too."

5 "How do you know Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?" David asked the young man who had brought him the news.