2-Samuel - 1:3



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

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And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel.
And David said to him, From where come you? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" And he said to him, "I have fled from the camp of Israel."

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And David said unto him, from whence comest thou?.... It is very likely by his appearance and circumstances he suspected from whence he came:
and he said unto him, out of the camp of Israel am I escaped; which plainly suggested that that was in danger, confusion, and distress.

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