2 Samuel 1:5

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

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WEBBE

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

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?”

KJV

And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

ASV

And David said unto 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?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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.

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