2 Samuel 1:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ David went back to Ziklag after defeating the Amalekites. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW AFTER the death of Saul, when David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, he had stayed two days in Ziklag,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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;

Common English Bible

¹ After Saul’s death, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed in Ziklag two days.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now it happened that, after Saul died, David returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and he remained for two days at Ziklag.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Now it came to pass, after Saul was dead, that David returned from the slaughter of the Amalecites, and abode two days in Siceleg.

2 Samuel 1:1 Cross References

Genesis 14:7

Then King Kedorlaomer turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is Kadesh) and defeated the Amalekite people. He also defeated the Amorite people living in Hazezon Tamar.

1 Samuel 27:6

That day Achish gave David the town of Ziklag. And Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.

1 Samuel 30:1

On the third day, David and his men arrived at Ziklag. They saw that the Amalekites had attacked Ziklag. The Amalekites invaded the Negev area. They attacked Ziklag and burned the city.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul said to the servant that carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me. Then those foreigners can’t hurt me and make fun of me.” But Saul’s helper was scared and refused to kill him.

1 Samuel 31:6

So Saul, his three sons, and the boy who carried his armor all died together that day.