^24:6He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one,⁷ by extending my hand against him. After all,⁸ he is the Lord’s chosen one.”⁹^24:7David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down¹⁰ the road.

^24:8Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul, “My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground. ^24:9David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’? ^24:10Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you—this very day—into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity¹¹ on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’¹²^24:11Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning¹³ evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life. ^24:12May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

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Footnotes

7 Heb “anointed.”
8 Or “for.”
9 Heb “anointed.”
10 Heb “went on.”
11 Heb “it had pity,” apparently with the understood subject being “my eye,” in accordance with a common expression.
12 Heb “anointed.”
13 Heb “there is not in my hand.”