2 Samuel 1:2
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]
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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.”
2 Samuel 1:2
New International Version
2 On the third day a man(A) arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head.(B) When he came to David, he fell(C) to the ground to pay him honor.(D)
2 Samuel 1:2
King James Version
2 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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