John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:3
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. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-10
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 (2 Sam. 1:1): He abode in Ziklag. Thence he was now sending presents to his friends (1 Sam. 30:26), and there he was ready to receive those that came into his interests; not men in distress and debt, as his first followers were, but persons of quality in their country, mighty men, men of war, and captains of thousands (as we find, 1 Chron. 12:1, 8, 20); such... read more