David asked, “How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?”
“Who won the battle?” David asked. The man said, “Our army turned and ran, but many were wounded and died. Even King Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
The young man replied: I was on Mount Gilboa and saw King Saul leaning on his spear. The enemy's war chariots and cavalry were closing in on him.
Don't be stupid and believe all you hear; be clever and know where you are headed.
God is praised for being mysterious; rulers are praised for explaining mysteries.