Then, on the third day, a young soldier came to Ziklag. This man was from Saul’s camp. The man’s clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. [1] The man came to David and bowed with his face to the ground.
Joab bowed with his face on the ground. He blessed King David, and said, “Today I know that you are pleased with me. I know because you have done what I asked.”
Ahimaaz called to the king, “All is fine!” Ahimaaz bowed with his face to the ground in front of the king. Ahimaaz said, “Praise the Lord your God! The Lord has defeated the men who were against you, my lord and king.”
The boy left, and David came out from the place he was hiding on the other side of the hill. David bowed with his face to the ground in front of Jonathan. David bowed three times. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other. They both cried together, but David cried more than Jonathan.