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.
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.
on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
Note “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the third
- Genesis 22:4; Esther 4:16; Esther 5:1; Hosea 6:2; Matthew 12:40; Matthew 16:21
- a man
- 2 Samuel 4:10
- clothes
- Genesis 37:29, 34; Joshua 7:6; 1 Samuel 4:12, 16; Joel 2:13
- and earth
- 2 Samuel 15:32
- See on
- 1 Samuel 4:12
- he fell
- 2 Samuel 14:4; Genesis 37:7–10; Genesis 43:28; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 25:23; Psalm 66:3; Revelation 3:9