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.”