1And it happened after the death of Saul, and David returned from striking down the Amalekites, and David lived in Ziklag two days.2And it happened on the third day, and behold, a man came from the camp of Saul, and his garments were torn and soil was upon his head; and it happened when he came to David that he fell to the ground and bowed down.3David said to him, "Where have you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."4And David said to him, "What was the word? Tell me, please." And he said, "The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people fell and died, and also Saul and Jonathan his son died."5David said to the youth who was telling him, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?"6And the youth who was telling him said, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear, and behold, the chariot and the masters of the horsemen overtook him."7And he turned behind him and saw me and called to me, and I said, "Here I am."8And he said to me, "Who are you?" And I said to him, "I am an Amalekite."9And he said to me, "Stand, please, over me and kill me, for the agony has seized me, for all my life is still in me."10And I stood over him and killed him, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head and the armlet that was upon his arm and brought them to my lord here.11And David took hold of his garments and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.12And they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.13David said to the youth who was telling him, "Where are you from?" And he said, "I am the son of a sojourner; I am an Amalekite."14David said to him, "How could you not fear to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"15And David called to one of the youths and said, "Approach and strike him." And he struck him and he died.16David said to him, "Your blood is upon your head, for your mouth answered against you, saying, 'I killed the LORD's anointed.'"