Discovery Box2 Samuel 1:2 
Context1:2 On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. 1 When he approached David, the man 2 threw himself to the ground. 3
2 Samuel 3:3
Context3:3 His second son 4 was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow 5 of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
1 sn Tearing one’s clothing and throwing dirt on one’s head were outward expressions of grief in the ancient Near East, where such demonstrable reactions were a common response to tragic news.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man mentioned at the beginning of v. 2) has been specified in the translation to avoid confusion as to who fell to the ground.
3 tn Heb “he fell to the ground and did obeisance.”
4 tn The Hebrew text does not have the word “son.” So also in vv. 3-5.
5 tn Heb “wife.”
