en_tn_lite_do_not_use/2sa/13/30.md

So it came about

"It happened that." This phrase is used here to introduce the next event in the story line. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)

on the road

"travelling along the road"

that the news came to David saying

Here it says that the news came, when really someone came and told David the news. AT: "that someone came and reported the news to David saying" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)