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2 Samuel 1:4

And David said to him, e“How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

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2 Samuel 1:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

“What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.”

“The men fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

2 Samuel 1:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me how the battle went.”

The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then David said to him, “How did the matter go? Please tell me.”

And he answered, “The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

David asked him, “What happened? Please tell me!”

The man answered, “The people have run away from the battle, and many of them have fallen and are dead. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead also.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

2 Samuel 1:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also.

2 Samuel 1:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“What happened?” David asked him. “Please tell me.” 

The man answered, “The army fled from the battle, and many of the soldiers died. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead too.” 

2 Samuel 1:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“What was the outcome? Tell me,” David asked him.

“The troops fled from the battle,” he answered. “Many of the troops have fallen and are dead. Also, Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

David said to him, “How did things go? Tell me!” He answered, “The army fled from the battle, but also many of the army fell and died; and Saul and his son Jonathan also died.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then David said to him, “How did things go? Please tell me.” He answered, “When the army fled from the battle, and many of the people fell; also, Saul and Jonathan his son died.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.”

He said, “Israel’s men ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”

2 Samuel 1:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

David said to him, “How did things go? Please tell me.” And he said, “The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”


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