4. David said to him, How did it go? Tell me. He answered, The men have fled from the battle. Many have fallen and are dead; Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
5. David said to the young man, How do you know Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?
6. The young man said, By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa and I saw Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and horsemen were close behind him.
7. When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, Here I am.
8. He asked me, Who are you? I answered, An Amalekite.
9. He said to me, Rise up against me and slay me; for terrible dizziness has come upon me, yet my life is still in me [and I will be taken alive].