On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp. His clothes were torn. He had dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to show him respect.
“What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.” He said, “Israel’s men ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
Then he went back inside the house. He stood in front of his master Elisha. “Gehazi, where have you been?” Elisha asked. “I didn’t go anywhere,” Gehazi answered.
David asked him, “Who do you belong to? Where do you come from?” The man said, “I’m from Egypt. I’m the slave of an Amalekite. My master deserted me when I became ill three days ago.