⁶He said to his men, “It would be unthinkable for me to raise my hand against His Majesty, the Lord’s anointed king, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” ⁷So David stoppedhis men by saying this to them and didn’t let them attack Saul.

Saul left the cave and went out onto the road. ⁸Later, David got up, left the cave, and called to Saul, “Your Majesty!” When Saul looked back, David knelt down with his face touching the ground. ⁹David asked Saul, “Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you? ¹⁰Today you saw how the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Although I was told to kill you, I spared you, saying, ‘I will not raise my hand against Your Majesty because you are the Lord’s anointed.’ ¹¹My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! Since I cut off the border of your robe and didn’t kill you, you should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you, but you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life. ¹²May the Lord decide between you and me. May the Lord take revenge on you for what you did to me. However, I will not lay a hand on you.

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