2Sa 1:6-10 | ESV | STEP | And the young man who told him said , By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa , and there was Saul leaning on his spear , and behold , the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him.

aFor ver. 6-10, see 1 Sam. 31:1-4; 1 Chr. 10:1-6

2 Samuel 1:6-10

6 And the young man who told him said, ^a“By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ 8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ 9 And he said to me, ^b‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’ 10 So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. ^cAnd I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”