2 Samuel 1:4

Plain English Version

David asked him, “What happened in that fight? Tell me.” He answered, “The Philistia mob killed dead lots of our soldiers, and our other soldiers ran away. Saul and his son Jonathan died too.” (We have not yet translated 1:5-10.)

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:3

David asked, “Where did you come from?” He answered, “I ran away from that hill called Gilboa, from that big fight.”

1 Samuel 4:16

The man ran over to Eli and said, “Old man, I ran away from the fighting.” The old man asked, “What happened?”