² And on the third day, behold, ^(A)a man came from ^[a]Saul’s camp ^(B)with his clothes torn and ^[b]dust on his head. And it happened when he came to David, ^(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 many of the people also have fallen and are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

¹⁵ Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come forward, ^[a]put him to death.” ^(A)So he struck him and he died.