2 Samuel 1:1

1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

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2 Samuel 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:1

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul
The third day after, as appears from the next verse:

when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites;
as related in ( 1 Samuel 30:17 ) ;

and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
which, though fired by the Amalekites, was not utterly consumed, but there was still some convenience for the lodging of David and his men; within this time he sent his presents to several places in the tribe of Judah, of which mention is made in the chapter before quoted, and at the same time it was that so many mighty men came to him from several tribes spoken of in ( 1 Chronicles 12:1-40 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 1:1 In-Context

1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance.

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

4 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."

5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan died?"

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

2 Samuel 1:1

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2 Samuel 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:1 In-Context