CHAPTER EXPLORER
2 Samuel 1
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27 verses in KJV · 193 outgoing cross-reference links
Opening verses of 2 Samuel 1 (KJV)
1:1 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;
1:2 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.
1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1053 BC
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