2 Samuel 1:2-4

David Hears of Saul's Death

² And on the third day, behold, _b a man came from Saul's camp, _c with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, _d he fell to the ground and paid homage. ³ David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." ⁴ And David said to him, _e "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, "The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

1. Cross References
   2 Samuel 4:10
   When one told me, 'Behold, Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
   
2. Cross References
   Joshua 7:6
   Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Samuel 14:4
   When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, "Save me, O king.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Samuel 4:16
   And the man said to Eli, "I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today." And he said, "How did it go, my son?