2 Samuel 1:1-7

1 Sha'ul had died, and David had been two days in Ziklag after returning from the slaughter of the 'Amaleki.
2 On the third day, there came a man from Sha'ul's camp with his clothes torn and earth on his head. He approached David, fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
3 David said to him, "Where are you coming from?""I escaped from the camp of Isra'el," he replied.
4 "Tell me, please, how did things go?" asked David. "The people have fled the battle," he answered, "and many of them are wounded or dead. Sha'ul and Y'honatan his son are dead too."
5 David asked the young man who had told him this, "How do you know that Sha'ul and Y'honatan his son are dead?"
6 The young man who had told him said, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when I saw Sha'ul leaning on his spear. The chariots and cavalry were bearing down on him.
7 He looked behind him, saw me and called to me. I answered, 'Here I am.'
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