2 Samuel 1:6 meaning and explanation

“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

2 Samuel 1:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the young Amalekite who has come to David at Ziklag with torn clothes and dust on his head, reporting the outcome of Israel's battle against the Philistines. He claims he happened to be on Mount Gilboa, where he saw Saul leaning on his spear as chariots and cavalry closed in.

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