2Sa 1:4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 What happened? David was not aware of what had happened to Saul—he had no part in Saul’s death. • Saul and ... Jonathan are also dead: Two other sons of Saul, Abinadab and Malkishua, were killed as well (1 Sam 31:2 ). The Amalekite was either unaware of their deaths or he mentioned only the son who would stand in the way of David’s uncontested path to Israel’s throne.

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‏ 2 Samuel 1:4

1:4 ^a What happened? David was not aware of what had happened to Saul—he had no part in Saul’s death.

• Saul and ... Jonathan are also dead: Two other sons of Saul, Abinadab and Malkishua, were killed as well (1 Sam 31:2 ^b). The Amalekite was either unaware of their deaths or he mentioned only the son who would stand in the way of David’s uncontested path to Israel’s throne.