11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them,(A) and all the men with him did the same. 12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening(B) for those who died by the sword—for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel.

13 David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?”

“I’m the son of a resident alien,” he said. “I’m an Amalekite.”

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