1 Samuel 24:6–12

⁶And he said to his men, ^h“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.” ⁷So David ⁱrestrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.

⁸David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down. ⁹And David said to Saul: ^j“Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’? ¹⁰Look, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’ ¹¹Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is ^kneither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you ^lhunt my life to take it. ^12mLet the Lord judge between you and me, and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.