The arrow and the retreat

34But a man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn your hand and take me out of the camp, for I am wounded.”

35And the battle intensified that day, and the king remained standing in the chariot facing Aram, and he died in the evening; and the blood from the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.

36And a cry passed through the camp at sunset, saying, “Each man to his city, and each man to his land!”