2 Samuel 1:3

3 David said to him, "Where have you come from?" 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 defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance.

3 David said to him, "Where have you come from?" He said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."

4 David said to him, "How did things go? Tell me!" He answered, "The army fled from the battle, but also many of the army fell and died; and Saul and his son Jonathan also died."

5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan died?"