2 Samuel 1:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?””
A short, plain-language explanation of 2 Samuel 1:5 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David saith unto the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son <FI>are<Fi> dead?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
- Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
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