Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” Young's Literal Translation And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, ‘How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son [are] dead?’ King James Bible And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? Hebrew Davidדָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse asked וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the young man הַנַּ֖עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer who had brought him the report, הַמַּגִּ֣יד (ham·mag·gîḏ) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous “How אֵ֣יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where do you know יָדַ֔עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Saul שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and his son בְּנֽוֹ׃ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Jonathan וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ן (wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites are dead?” מֵ֥ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |