Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 1:6

2 Samuel chapter 1 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

v.6This passage

v.7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 10:31

    And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

  • 1 Samuel 28:4

    And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.

  • 2 Samuel 1:21

    Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:4

    Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

  • 1 Samuel 6:9

    And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

  • 1 Samuel 31:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.