2 Samuel 1:2 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

BSB

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ASV

it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

KJV

It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A man came out of the camp - The whole account which this young man gives is a fabrication: in many of the particulars it is grossly self-contradictory. There is no fact in the case but the bringing of the crown, or diadem, and bracelets of Saul; which, as he appears to have been a plunderer of the slain, he found on the field of battle; and he brought them to David, and told the lie of having despatched Saul, merely to ingratiate himself with David.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֣י׀	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י	ha.she.li.Shi	<the> third	H7992 →
וְהִנֵּה֩	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
אִ֨ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
בָּ֤א	ba'	[was] coming	H935 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙	ha.ma.cha.Neh	the camp	H4264 →
מֵעִ֣ם	me.'Im	from with	H5973 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וּבְגָדָ֣יו	u.ve.ga.Dav	and garments his	H899 →
קְרֻעִ֔ים	ke.ru.'Im	[were] torn	H7167 →
וַאֲדָמָ֖ה	va.'a.da.Mah	and earth	H127 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] on	H5921 →
רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	ro.Sho	head his	H7218 →
וַיְהִי֙	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בְּבֹא֣וֹ	be.vo.'O	when came he	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	vai.yi.Pol	and he fell	H5307 →
אַ֖רְצָה	'Ar.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →
וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃	vai.yish.Ta.chu	and he bowed down	H7812 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Esther 5:1
On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the…
leads to
- Esther 6:4
  “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
- Esther 4:16
  “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast…
- Revelation 3:21
  To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- 1 Peter 3:3–5
  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Through
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
leads to
- Genesis 37:29
  When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
- Genesis 37:34
  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Through
1 Samuel 4:12
That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
leads to
- Joshua 7:6
  Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
Through
2 Samuel 4:10
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
leads to
- 2 Samuel 1:2–16
  On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.