Jeremiah 41:6

⁴“In those days, and in that time,” says the LORD, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will go on their way weeping, and will seek the LORD their God.

¹⁶Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go! Return!” and he returned.

²on the third day, behold, ^[+] a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.

³David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”

⁴David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

⁵David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

⁶The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him. ⁷When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’ ⁸He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ ⁹He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me, for anguish has taken hold of me because my life lingers in me.’ ¹⁰So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”

¹¹Then David took hold on his clothes and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise. ¹²They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, ^[+] and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

¹³David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”

¹⁴David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” ¹⁵David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died. ¹⁶David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain the LORD’s anointed.’”

²³Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. ²⁴A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart. ²⁵When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. ²⁶His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.