2 Samuel 1:4

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

2 Samuel 1:4 - Amplified Bible

David said to him, How did it go? Tell me. He answered, The men have fled from the battle. Many have fallen and are dead; Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

2 Samuel 1:4 - American Standard Version

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, 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 1:4 - Bible in Basic English

And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

2 Samuel 1:4 - Darby Bible

And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also.

2 Samuel 1:4 - English Standard Version

And David said to him, "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, "The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

2 Samuel 1:4 - King James Version

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 1:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

David le preguntò: ¿Qué aconteciò? Te ruego que me lo digas. Y él respondiò: El pueblo ha huido de la batalla, y también muchos del pueblo han caìdo y han muerto; también Saùl y su hijo Jonatán han muerto.

2 Samuel 1:4 - The Message

"So what happened?" said David. "What’s the news?"    He said, "The Israelites have fled the battlefield, leaving a lot of their dead comrades behind. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead."

2 Samuel 1:4 - New American Standard Bible

David said to him, "How did things go? Please tell me." And he said, "The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also."

2 Samuel 1:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

David le preguntò: "¿Qué aconteciò? Te ruego que me lo digas." Y él respondiò: "El pueblo ha huido de la batalla, y también muchos del pueblo han caìdo y han muerto; también Saùl y su hijo Jonatán han muerto."

2 Samuel 1:4 - World English Bible

David said to him, How went the matter? Please tell me. He answered, 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 1:4 - Young's Living Translation

And David saith unto him, `What hath been the matter? declare, I pray thee, to me.` And he saith, that `The people hath fled from the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen of the people, and they die; and also Saul and Jonathan his son have died.`

2 Samuel 1:4 - Additional Comments

This is where David learns that his #1 enemy and #1 friend have been killed. Three of Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua (1 Sam 31:2), had been killed on the same day Saul was killed (1 Sam 31:6), along with Saul's men.

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