7 When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, 'What can I do?'
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. #1#
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.'
7 He looked behind him, saw me, and called me to him. 'Yes sir,' I said, 'at your service.'
7 Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.'
7 When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. 'How can I help?' I asked him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:7
Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
(Read 2 Samuel 1:1-10)
The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.