11 Now it came about after the death of Saul , when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , that David remained two days in Ziklag . 2 On the third day , behold , a man came out of the camp from Saul , with his clothes torn and [1]dust on his head . And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. 3 Then David said to him, "From where do you come ?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel ." 4 David said to him, " How did things go ? Please tell me." And he said , "The people have fled from the battle , and also many of the people have fallen and are dead ; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also ." 5 So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead ?" 6 The young man who told him said , "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa , and behold , Saul was leaning on his spear . And behold , the chariots and the horsemen pursued him closely . 7 "When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I said , 'Here I am.' 8 "He said to me, 'Who are you?' And I [2]answered him, ' I am an Amalekite .' 9 "Then he said to me, 'Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my [3]life still lingers in me.' 10 "So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen . And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm , and I have brought them here to my lord ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
(Read 2 Samuel 1:1-10)
The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.