2 Samuel 1:4
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.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said unto him, how went the matter? I pray thee, tell me,.... That is, how went the battle? on which side the victory?
and he answered, that the people are fled from the battle; meaning…
Here is, I. David settling again in Ziklag, his own city, after he had rescued his family and friends out of the hands of the Amalekites (Sa2 1:1): He abode in Ziklag. Thence he was now sending…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
How went the matter? Lit. What was the affair?the same phrase as that used by Eli in 1Sa 4:16. The form of the Amalekite's answer also closely corresponds to that of the man of Benjamin there. The…