2 Samuel 1:10 meaning and explanation

So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

2 Samuel 1:10, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of an Amalekite who came to David at Ziklag with torn clothes and dust on his head, claiming to have escaped from the battle on Mount Gilboa. He says he found Saul leaning on his spear and, at Saul's own request, stood over him and killed him, then took the crown from his head and the band from his arm.

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