Saul recognized David’s voice and called out, “Is that you, my son David?” And David replied, “Yes, my lord the king.
Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!”
When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, “Is that really you, my son David?” Then he began to cry.
And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.
David came out and shouted after him, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him.