² On the third day, behold, ^(A)a man came out of the camp from Saul, ^(B)with his clothes torn and ^[a]dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that ^(C)he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.

⁴ David said to him, “^(A)How did things go? Please tell me.” And he said, “The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

¹⁵ And David called one of the young men and said, “Go, ^[a]cut him down.” ^(A)So he struck him and he died.