New English Translation

2 Samuel 1:1-3 New English Translation (NET)

1. After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.

2. On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he approached David, the man threw himself to the ground.

3. David asked him, “Where are you coming from?” He replied, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”