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 hard after him.


In Context

3 David said to him, |Where do you come from?| He said to him, |I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.|

4 David 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; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.|

5 David said to the young man who told him, |How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?|

6 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 hard after him.

7 When he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. I answered, 'Here I am.'

8 He said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

2 Samuel 1:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:6"I happened to be on Mount Gilboa," the young man said, "and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and riders almost upon him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And the young man that told him said, I happened by chance to be upon mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and behold, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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 the horsemen followed hard after him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And the youth who is declaring it to him saith, I happened to meet in mount Gilboa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear; and lo, the chariots and those possessing horses have followed him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance on mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and, see, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.