"He saidto me, 'Whoare you?' And I answeredhim, 'I am an Amalekite.'
Then they turnedbackand cameto En-mishpat(that is, Kadesh),and conqueredallthe countryof the Amalekites,and alsothe Amorites,who livedin Hazazon-tamar.
Davidsaidto the youngmanwho toldhim, "Whereare you from?" And he answered,"I am the sonof an alien,an Amalekite."
"When he lookedbehindhim, he sawme and calledto me. And I said,'HereI am.'
"Then he saidto me, 'Pleasestandbesideme and killme, for agonyhas seizedme becausemy lifestilllingers in me.'
And he lookedat Amalekand tookup his discourseand said,"Amalekwas the firstof the nations,But his end[shall be] destruction."
Nowgoand strikeAmalekand utterlydestroyallthat he has, and do not sparehim; but putto deathbothmanand woman,childand infant,oxand sheep,cameland donkey.'"
Now Davidand his menwentup and raidedthe Geshuritesand the Girzitesand the Amalekites;for they were the inhabitantsof the landfrom ancienttimes,as you cometo Shureven as faras the landof Egypt.
Then it happenedwhen Davidand his mencameto Ziklagon the thirdday,that the Amalekiteshad madea raidon the Negevand on Ziklag,and had overthrownZiklagand burnedit with fire;
Davidsaidto him, "To whomdo you belong? And whereare you from?" And he said,"I am a youngmanof Egypt,a servantof an Amalekite;and my masterleftme behindwhenI fellsickthreedaysago.
Davidslaughteredthem from the twilightuntilthe eveningof the nextday;and not a manof them escaped,exceptfourhundredyoungmenwhorodeon camelsand fled.