2 Then, on the third day, a young soldier from Saul’s camp came to Ziklag. His clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head.[1] He came to David and bowed with his face to the ground.

3 David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man answered, “I just came from the Israelite camp.”

4 David asked him, “Please tell me, who won the battle?” The man answered, “Our people ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed in the battle. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”