2 Samuel 1:2-3 New English Translation
2 On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.[a] When he approached David, the man[b] threw himself to the ground.[c]
3 David asked him, “Where are you coming from?” He replied, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
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- 2 Samuel 1:2 sn Tearing one’s clothing and throwing dirt on one’s head were outward expressions of grief in the ancient Near East, where such demonstrable reactions were a common response to tragic news.
- 2 Samuel 1:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man mentioned at the beginning of v. 2) has been specified in the translation to avoid confusion as to who fell to the ground.
- 2 Samuel 1:2 tn Heb “he fell to the ground and did obeisance.”
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