2 Samuel 1:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of the Lord, because so many had been killed in battle.

¹³ David asked the young man who had brought him the news, “Where are you from?”

He answered, “I'm an Amalekite, but I live in your country.”

¹⁴ David asked him, “How is it that you dared kill the Lord's chosen king?”