2 Samuel 1:2-4 ▼

2 On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s (desired) camp. When he came to David (beloved), he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

3 “Where have you come from?” David (beloved) asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite (he wrestles with God) camp,” he replied.

4 “What was the outcome?” David (beloved) asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul (desired) and his son Jonathan (YHWH has given) are also dead.”