6. And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
7. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
8. And he said unto me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
9. He said unto me again, Stand, I pray you, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
10. So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here unto my lord.
11. Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
12. And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
13. And David said unto the young man that told him, From where are you? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
14. And David said unto him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
15. And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.
16. And David said unto him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
17. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
18. Also he told them to teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.
19. The beauty of Israel is slain upon your high places: how are the mighty fallen!
20. Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.