² On the third day a young man came to Ziklag. He came from Saul’s camp. To show his sadness his clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. He came and bowed facedown on the ground before David.

³ David asked him, “Where did you come from?”

The man answered him, “I escaped from the Israelite camp.”

⁴ David asked him, “What happened? Please tell me!”

The man answered, “The people have run away from the battle. Many of them have fallen dead. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead also.”