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It happened after the death of Saul ,
when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites ,
and David had stayed two days in Ziklag ;
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it happened on the third day ,
that behold ,
a man came out of the camp from Saul ,
with his clothes torn ,
and earth on his head :
and so it was ,
when he came to David ,
that he fell to the earth ,
and showed respect .
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David said to him , "
Where do you come from ?"
He said to him , "
I have escaped out of the camp of Israel ."
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David said to him , "
How did it go ?
Please tell me ."
He answered , "
The people have fled from the battle ,
and many of the people also have fallen and are dead ;
and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also ."
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David said to the young man who told him , "
How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead ?"
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The young man who told him said , "
As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa ,
behold ,
Saul was leaning on his spear ;
and behold ,
the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him .
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When he looked behind him ,
he saw me ,
and called to me .
I answered , '
Here I am .'
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He said to me , '
Who are you ?'
I answered him , '
I am an Amalekite .'
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He said to me , '
Please stand beside me ,
and kill me ;
for anguish has taken hold of me ,
because my life is yet whole in me .'
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So I stood beside him ,
and killed him ,
because I was sure that he could not live after that he had fallen .
I took the crown that was on his head ,
and the bracelet that was on his arm ,
and have brought them here to my lord ."
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Then David took hold on his clothes ,
and tore them ;
and likewise all the men who were with him .
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They mourned ,
and wept ,
and fasted until evening ,
for Saul ,
and for Jonathan his son ,
and for the people of Yahweh , {"
Yahweh "
is God '
s proper Name ,
sometimes rendered "
LORD " (
all caps )
in other translations .}
and for the house of Israel ;
because they were fallen by the sword .
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David said to the young man who told him , "
Where are you from ?"
He answered , "
I am the son of a foreigner ,
an Amalekite ."
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David said to him , "
How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh '
s anointed ?"
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David called one of the young men ,
and said , "
Go near ,
and fall on him ."
He struck him ,
so that he died .
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David said to him , "
Your blood be on your head ;
for your mouth has testified against you ,
saying , '
I have slain Yahweh '
s anointed .'"