And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
The words form part of the report given by the Amalekite stranger concerning his encounter with Saul on the battlefield. In that account the wounded king turned to look behind himself, noticed the man standing nearby, summoned him by calling out, and was met with a reply of ready presence. This brief exchange was set forth as the opening to Saul's plea that the stranger put the injured monarch to death, a story that served to condemn the teller out of his own mouth.
The words form part of the report given by the Amalekite stranger concerning his encounter with Saul on the battlefield. In that account the wounded king turned to look behind himself, noticed the man standing nearby, summoned him by calling out, and was met with a reply of ready presence. This brief exchange was set forth as the opening to Saul's plea that the stranger put the injured monarch to death, a story that served to condemn the teller out of his own mouth.