Sinai LogoSinai

2 Samuel 1:6

World English Bible

The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.

Read all of 2 Samuel 1Open in the Sinai app

2 Samuel 1:6 in other translations

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

2 Samuel 1:6 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 1:6 in context

  1. 4David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.”
    He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
  2. 5David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”
  3. 6The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.
  4. 7When he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’
  5. 8He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’