On 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.
2 Samuel 1:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David asked him, ‘Where have you come from? ’ He replied to him, ‘I’ve escaped from the Israelite camp.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David said to him, Where have you come from? He said, I have escaped from the camp of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. Common English Bible “Where have you come from?” David asked him. “I’ve escaped from the Israelite army!” he answered. Catholic Public Domain Version And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" And he said to him, "I have fled from the camp of Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel. |
On 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.
‘What was the outcome? Tell me,’ David asked him. ‘The troops fled from the battle,’ he answered. ‘Many of the troops have fallen and are dead. Also, Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.’
Gehazi came and stood by his master. ‘Where did you go, Gehazi? ’ Elisha asked him. He replied, ‘Your servant didn’t go anywhere.’
Then David said to him, ‘Who do you belong to? Where are you from? ’ ‘I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,’ he said. ‘My master abandoned me when I got ill three days ago.