Quoting Commentary for II Samuel 1:8

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י מִי־אָ֑תָּה ויאמר [וָאֹמַ֣ר] אֵלָ֔יו עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

And he said unto me: Who art thou? And I answered him: I am an Amalekite.

Rashi

Behold a man came from the camp. The Pesikta1Pesikta Rabosi 12,9. brings an opinion that this man is Doeig,2Doeig HaEdomi is first mentioned in Shmuel 1,21:8. but the explanation is indefensible in my heart.3It is clear from Shmuel 1, 22:18 that Shaul knew Doeig. Therefore, if in fact this man is Doeig, why did Shaul have to ask later in v. 8, “Who are you?” (Seder Hadoros, p. 102).
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