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Christian Standard Bible ®
2 Samuel 1:3
David asked him, “Where have you come from?”
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Hebrew Names Version
David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Yisra'el am I escaped.
David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Yisra'el am I escaped.
King James Version
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Lexham English Bible
David said to him, "Where did you come from?" He said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
David said to him, "Where did you come from?" He said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
English Standard Version
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
New Century Version
David asked him, "Where did you come from?" The man answered, "I escaped from the Israelite camp."
David asked him, "Where did you come from?" The man answered, "I escaped from the Israelite camp."
New English Translation
David asked him, "Where are you coming from?" He replied, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
David asked him, "Where are you coming from?" He replied, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Amplified Bible
Then David asked him, "Where do you come from?" He said, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Then David asked him, "Where do you come from?" He said, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
New American Standard Bible
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Dauid saide vnto him, Whence commest thou? And he said vnto him, Out of the host of Israel I am escaped.
Then Dauid saide vnto him, Whence commest thou? And he said vnto him, Out of the host of Israel I am escaped.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Contemporary English Version
David asked, "Where did you come from?" The man answered, "From Israel's army. I barely escaped with my life."
David asked, "Where did you come from?" The man answered, "From Israel's army. I barely escaped with my life."
Complete Jewish Bible
David said to him, "Where are you coming from?" "I escaped from the camp of Isra'el," he replied.
David said to him, "Where are you coming from?" "I escaped from the camp of Isra'el," he replied.
Darby Translation
And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Easy-to-Read Version
David asked him, "Where have you come from?" The man answered, "I just came from the Israelite camp."
David asked him, "Where have you come from?" The man answered, "I just came from the Israelite camp."
George Lamsa Translation
And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he replied, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.
And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he replied, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.
Good News Translation
David asked him, "Where have you come from?" "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he answered.
David asked him, "Where have you come from?" "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he answered.
Literal Translation
And David said to him, From where do you come? And he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.
And David said to him, From where do you come? And he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid sayde vnto him: Whence commest thou? He sayde vnto him: Out of the hoost of Israel am I fled.
Dauid sayde vnto him: Whence commest thou? He sayde vnto him: Out of the hoost of Israel am I fled.
American Standard Version
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Bible in Basic English
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Dauid sayde vnto him: whence comest thou? He sayde vnto him: Out of the hoast of Israel I am escaped.
Dauid sayde vnto him: whence comest thou? He sayde vnto him: Out of the hoast of Israel I am escaped.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said unto him: 'From whence comest thou?' And he said unto him: 'Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.'
And David said unto him: 'From whence comest thou?' And he said unto him: 'Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said vnto him, From whence commest thou? And he said vnto him, Out of the campe of Israel am I escaped.
And Dauid said vnto him, From whence commest thou? And he said vnto him, Out of the campe of Israel am I escaped.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.
And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.
English Revised Version
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Berean Standard Bible
"Where have you come from?" David asked. "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he replied.
"Where have you come from?" David asked. "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to hym, Fro whennus comest thou? Which seide to Dauid, Y fledde fro the castels of Israel.
And Dauid seide to hym, Fro whennus comest thou? Which seide to Dauid, Y fledde fro the castels of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And David saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.'
And David saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.'
Update Bible Version
And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.
And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to him, From whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.
And David said to him, From whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.
World English Bible
David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
New King James Version
And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" So he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" So he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
New Living Translation
"Where have you come from?" David asked. "I escaped from the Israelite camp," the man replied.
"Where have you come from?" David asked. "I escaped from the Israelite camp," the man replied.
New Life Bible
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he answered, "I have run away from the tents of Israel."
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he answered, "I have run away from the tents of Israel."
New Revised Standard
David said to him, "Where have you come from?" He said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
David said to him, "Where have you come from?" He said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel, am I escaped.
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel, am I escaped.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel.
And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
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."
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."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
Contextual Overview
1After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed at Ziklag two days. 2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage. 3David asked him, “Where have you come from?”4“What was the outcome? Tell me,” David asked him. 5David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” 6“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear. At that very moment the chariots and the cavalry were closing in on him. 7When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, so I answered: I’m at your service. 8He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him: I’m an Amalekite. 9Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for I’m mortally wounded, but my life still lingers.’ 10So I stood over him and killed him because I knew that after he had fallen he couldn’t survive. I took the crown that was on his head and the armband that was on his arm, and I’ve brought them here to my lord.”
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
From: 2 Kings 5:25
am I: Job 1:15-19
Reciprocal: Job 1:17 - I only am Jeremiah 48:19 - ask
Cross-References
Job 36:30
See how he spreads his lightning around himand covers the depths of the sea.
See how he spreads his lightning around himand covers the depths of the sea.
Job 38:19
Where is the road to the home of light?Do you know where darkness lives,
Where is the road to the home of light?Do you know where darkness lives,
Psalms 33:6
The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.
The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 33:9
For he spoke, and it came into being;he commanded, and it came into existence.
For he spoke, and it came into being;he commanded, and it came into existence.
Psalms 97:11
Light dawns for the righteous,gladness for the upright in heart.
Light dawns for the righteous,gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalms 104:2
He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,spreading out the sky like a canopy,
He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,spreading out the sky like a canopy,
Psalms 118:27
The Lord is God and has given us light.Bind the festival sacrifice with cordsto the horns of the altar.
The Lord is God and has given us light.Bind the festival sacrifice with cordsto the horns of the altar.
Psalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of the Lord,for he commanded, and they were created.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,for he commanded, and they were created.
Isaiah 45:7
I form light and create darkness,I make success and create disaster;I am the Lord, who does all these things.
I form light and create darkness,I make success and create disaster;I am the Lord, who does all these things.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun will no longer be your light by day,and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.The Lord will be your everlasting light,and your God will be your splendor.
The sun will no longer be your light by day,and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.The Lord will be your everlasting light,and your God will be your splendor.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David said unto him, from whence comest thou?.... 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.
