And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
2 Samuel 1:5 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David said to the young man, How do you know Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? American Standard Version (1901) And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? Common English Bible “How do you know,” David asked the young man who brought the news, “that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” Catholic Public Domain Version And David said to the youth who was reporting to him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to the young man that told him: How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son, are dead? |
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilbo´a, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.