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2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1:11

Saul’s Death Reported to David · 2 Samuel 1:1–16
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Translations

Modern
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
Traditional
Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
Literal
And David took hold on his garments and tore them, and also all the men who were with him.
Latin
Apprehendens autem David, vestimenta sua scidit, omnesque viri qui erant cum eo,

Original

Hebrew
English
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

Notes

2 Samuel 1:1–16

An unnamed Amalekite went to David, claiming that he had killed Saul. This claim was false. Saul had taken his own life(1 Samuel 31:4–6).

The Amalekite may have hoped that David would reward him for clearing the way for David to become king. Instead, David ordered him to be killed for harming the Lord’s anointed (the person God had chosen).

2 Samuel 1:1–27

The forty years of Saul’s reign ended in tragedy. The Philistines struck a devastating blow against his people. They killed Saul’s sons and later mutilated Saul’s body after he took his own life (1 Samuel 31). After these tragic events, the story begins to focus on David and his rise as a leader.

Parallels

1 Samuel 31:1–6 1 Chronicles 10:1–6

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Baanah David Mount Gilboa Mourning Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Kills the Murderer of Saul Falsehood: The Amalekite Who Claimed to Have Killed Saul Mourning for Calamities and Other Sorrows: Ripping the Garments Rending: (Ripping, Tearing) of Garments, an Outward Sign of Affliction