1. After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag.
2. On the third day, a man came from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head. As he approached David, he fell to the ground prostrate.
3. David asked him, “Where have you come from?”He responded, “I fled from the camp of Israel.”
4. David said to him, “Tell me, what is the report?”So he reported, “The people fled from battle. Many of the people have fallen and died; even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
5. Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6. The young man who was reporting to him answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when, in front of me, Saul was leaning on his spear with the chariots and horsemen drawing close.
7. When he turned around, he noticed me. He summoned me, and I responded, ‘Here I am.’
8. “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’“I answered, ‘I am an Amalekite.’