3 “Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied. 4 “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.” 5 Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
2 Samuel 1:3–5
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1 Samuel 20:9–11
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1 Samuel 26:16–18
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1 Samuel 20:31–33
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14 Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15 “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?” 16 And Saul replied, “He assured us th…
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