2 Samuel 1:6

Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 1 › Verse 6

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.“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

In other translations

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.“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַנַּעַר׀hana'arthe young manH5288הַמַּגִּידhamagidwho had toldH5046לוֹloto <the> himנִקְרֹאnikro'[surely] by chanceH7122נִקְרֵיתִיnikreitiI found myselfH7136בְּהַרbeharon [the] mountain ofH2022הַגִּלְבֹּעַhagilboa'<the> GilboaH1533וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586נִשְׁעָןnish'an[was] leaningH8172עַל־'al-onH5921חֲנִיתוֹchanitospear hisH2595וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009הָרֶכֶבharekhevthe chariotryH7393וּבַעֲלֵיuva'aleiand [the] owners ofH1167הַפָּרָשִׁיםhaparashimthe horsesH6571הִדְבִּקֻהוּ׃hidbikuhuthey overtook himH1692

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Saul

Places: Mount Gilboa

Dark mode