2Sa_1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
Ver. 4. How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.] He was very desirous to hear what was the issue of the battle, and how it went with the poor people of God; and hence this earnest inquiry. So 1Sa_4:13. {See Trapp on "1Sa_4:13"}