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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 did obeisance.
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David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
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David said to him, How went the matter? Please tell me. He answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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David said to the young man who told him, How know you 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 am I.
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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, Stand, I pray you, 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 was fallen: and 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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and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, 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, Whence are you? He answered, I am the son of a sojourner, 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.