II Samuel 01 David kills the Amalekite who brings him the news of Saul's death

 II Samuel 01

David kills the Amalekite who brings him the news of Saul's death

1 And it came to pass after the death of Saul, that David returned from the defeat of the Amalekites, and David stayed two days in Sheklag,

2 It came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came from the camp of Saul with ragged garments and with earth on his head; and it came to pass that when he came to David, he threw himself down on the ground, and bowed down.

3 And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him: I escaped from the army of Israel.

4 And David said to him, How was it there? I beg you, tell me. And he answered him, The people fled from the battle, and many of the people fell and died, and Saul and Jonathan his son were slain.

5 And David said to the young man that brought him the tidings, How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are slain?

6 Then said the young man that told him, I came by chance to the mountain of Gilboa, and, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear, and, behold, chariots and captains of cavalry were pressing with him.

7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called me; and I said: Here I am.

8 And he said to me: Who are you? And I told him: I am Amalekite.

9 Then he said unto me, I pray thee, fall upon me, and kill me, for troubles hath besieged me, for all my life is still in me.

10 So I hurled myself upon him, and slew him, for I knew well that I would not live after his fall, and I took the crown on his head, and the shackle that he wore on his arm, and brought them here to my lord.

11 So David took their garments and tore them, and all the men who were with him.

12 And they wept, and wept, and fasted until the evening for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because the sword had fallen.

13 Then David said to the young man who had brought him the news, Whence art thou? And he said: I am the son of a foreign man, Amalekite.

14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch out your hand to slay the Lord's anointed?

15 Then David called one of the young men, and said, Come near, and fall upon him. And he hurt him, and he died.

16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy own mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the anointed of the LORD.