2 Samuel 1:1

Bible in Basic English

Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed at Ziklag two days.

Hebrew Names Version
It happened after the death of Sha'ul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the `Amaleki, and David had abode two days in Tziklag;

King James Version
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

Lexham English Bible
After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and he stayed at Ziklag two days.

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

New Century Version
Now Saul was dead. After David had defeated the Amalekites, he returned to Ziklag and stayed there two days.

New English Translation
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.

Amplified Bible
Now it happened after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that he stayed two days in Ziklag.

New American Standard Bible
Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David stayed two days in Ziklag.

Geneva Bible (1587)
After the death of Saul, when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and had beene two dayes in Ziklag,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened after the death of Saul, that David returned from striking down the Amalekites. Then David remained two days in Ziklag.

Contemporary English Version
Saul was dead. Meanwhile, David had defeated the Amalekites and returned to Ziklag.

Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul had died, and David had been two days in Ziklag after returning from the slaughter of the ‘Amaleki.

Darby Translation
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David abode two days in Ziklag.

Easy-to-Read Version
After David defeated the Amalekites, he went back to Ziklag. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.

George Lamsa Translation
NOW it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and had abode two days in Zinklag;

Good News Translation
After Saul's death David came back from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

Literal Translation
And it happened, after the death of Saul, David returned from striking the Amalekites. And David remained in Ziklag two days.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After ye death of Saul whan Dauid was come agayne from the slaughter of ye Amalechites, and had remayned two dayes at Siclag,

American Standard Version
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
After the death of Saul, when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and had ben two daies in Ziklag:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

King James Version (1611)
Now it came to passe after ye death of Saul, when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and Dauid had abode two daies in Ziklag,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass after Saul was dead, that David returned from smiting Amalec, and David abode two days in Sekelac.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

Berean Standard Bible
After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was doon, after that Saul was deed, that Dauid turnede ayen fro the sleyng of Amalech, and dwellide twei daies in Sichelech.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

World English Bible
It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

New King James Version
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,

New Living Translation
After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag.

New Life Bible
Now after the death of Saul, David returned from killing the Amalekites and stayed two days in Ziklag.

New Revised Standard
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it was, after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the smiting of the Amalekites, and David had abode in Ziklag two days,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now it came to pass, after Saul was dead, that David returned from the slaughter of the Amalecites, and abode two days in Siceleg.

Revised Standard Version
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amal'ekites, David remained two days in Ziklag;

THE MESSAGE
Shortly after Saul died, David returned to Ziklag from his rout of the Amalekites. Three days later a man showed up unannounced from Saul's army camp. Disheveled and obviously in mourning, he fell to his knees in respect before David. David asked, "What brings you here?" He answered, "I've just escaped from the camp of Israel." "So what happened?" said David. "What's the news?" He said, "The Israelites have fled the battlefield, leaving a lot of their dead comrades behind. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead." David pressed the young soldier for details: "How do you know for sure that Saul and Jonathan are dead?" "I just happened by Mount Gilboa and came on Saul, badly wounded and leaning on his spear, with enemy chariots and horsemen bearing down hard on him. He looked behind him, saw me, and called me to him. ‘Yes sir,' I said, ‘at your service.' He asked me who I was, and I told him, ‘I'm an Amalekite.'" "Come here," he said, "and put me out of my misery. I'm nearly dead already, but my life hangs on." "So I did what he asked—I killed him. I knew he wouldn't last much longer anyway. I removed his royal headband and bracelet, and have brought them to my master. Here they are." In lament, David ripped his clothes to ribbons. All the men with him did the same. They wept and fasted the rest of the day, grieving the death of Saul and his son Jonathan, and also the army of God and the nation Israel, victims in a failed battle. Then David spoke to the young soldier who had brought the report: "Who are you, anyway?" "I'm from an immigrant family—an Amalekite." "Do you mean to say," said David, "that you weren't afraid to up and kill God 's anointed king?" Right then he ordered one of his soldiers, "Strike him dead!" The soldier struck him, and he died. "You asked for it," David told him. "You sealed your death sentence when you said you killed God 's anointed king." Then David sang this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan, and gave orders that everyone in Judah learn it by heart. Yes, it's even inscribed in The Book of Jashar. Oh, oh, Gazelles of Israel, struck down on your hills, the mighty warriors—fallen, fallen! Don't announce it in the city of Gath, don't post the news in the streets of Ashkelon. Don't give those coarse Philistine girls one more excuse for a drunken party! No more dew or rain for you, hills of Gilboa, and not a drop from springs and wells, For there the warriors' shields were dragged through the mud, Saul's shield left there to rot. Jonathan's bow was bold— the bigger they were the harder they fell. Saul's sword was fearless— once out of the scabbard, nothing could stop it. Saul and Jonathan—beloved, beautiful! Together in life, together in death. Swifter than plummeting eagles, stronger than proud lions. Women of Israel, weep for Saul. He dressed you in finest cottons and silks, spared no expense in making you elegant. The mighty warriors—fallen, fallen in the middle of the fight! Jonathan—struck down on your hills! O my dear brother Jonathan, I'm crushed by your death. Your friendship was a miracle-wonder, love far exceeding anything I've known— or ever hope to know. The mighty warriors—fallen, fallen. And the arms of war broken to bits.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David remained two days in Ziklag.

Contextual Overview

¹ Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days; ² On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour. ³ And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel. ⁴ And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead. ⁵ And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? ⁶ And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul supporting himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him. ⁷ And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I. ⁸ And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite. ⁹ Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me. ¹⁰ So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when David: 1 Samuel 30:17-26

Ziklag: 1 Samuel 27:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:14 - for I will 1 Chronicles 12:1 - these are

Cross-References

Genesis 1:4
And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,

Genesis 1:5
Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.

Genesis 1:12
And grass came up on the earth, and every plant producing seed of its sort, and every tree producing fruit, in which is its seed, of its sort: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:16
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

Genesis 1:17
And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

Genesis 1:19
And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.

Genesis 1:22
And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.

Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now it came to pass ... - There is no break whatever between the two books of Samuel, the division being purely artificial.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL

-Year from the Creation, 2949.

-Year before the Incarnation, 1055.

-Year before the first Olympiad, 279.

-Year before the building of Rome, 302.

-Year of the Julian Period, 3659.

-Year of the Dionysian Period, 467.

-Cycle of the Sun, 19.

-Cycle of the Moon, 11.

CHAPTER I

An Amalekite comes to David, and informs him that the

Philistines had routed the Israelites; and that Saul and

his sons were slain, 1-4.

And pretends that he himself had despatched Saul, finding him

ready to fall alive into the hands of the Philistines, and

had brought his crown and bracelets to David, 5-10.

David and his men mourn for Saul and his sons, 11, 12.

He orders the Amalekite, who professed that he had killed Saul,

to be slain, 13-16.

David's funeral song for Saul and Jonathan, 17-27.

NOTES ON CHAP. I