2 Samuel 1:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.”
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“After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:1 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 27:6That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 30:17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
- 1 Samuel 30:26When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
- 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
- 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
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