1 Samuel 24:4-17

4The menH376 of DavidH1732 saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, 1this is the dayH3117 of whichH834 the LordH3068 saidH559 to you, ‘BeholdH2009; 2I am about to giveH5414 your enemyH340 into your handH3027, and you shall doH6213 to him as it seemsH3190 goodH3190 3to you.’” Then DavidH1732 aroseH6965 and cutH3772 offH3772 the edgeH3671 of Saul’sH7586 robeH4598 secretlyH3909. 5It cameH1961 about afterwardH310H3651 that 4David’sH1732 5conscienceH3820 botheredH5221 him becauseH5921H834 he had cutH3772 offH3772 the edgeH3671 of Saul’sH7586 robe. 6So he saidH559 to his menH376, “6FarH2486 be it from me becauseH4480 of the LordH3068 that I should doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697 to my lordH113, the Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899, to stretchH7971 out my handH3027 against him, sinceH3588 he is the Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899.” 7DavidH1732 7persuadedH8156 his menH376 with these wordsH1697 and did not allowH5414 them to riseH6965 up againstH413 SaulH7586. And SaulH7586 aroseH6965, 8leftH4480 the caveH4631, and wentH1980 on his wayH1870.

8Now afterwardH310H3651 DavidH1732 aroseH6965 and wentH3318 out of the caveH4631 and calledH7121 afterH310 SaulH7586, sayingH559, “My lordH113 the kingH4428!” And when SaulH7586 lookedH5027 behindH310 him, 9DavidH1732 bowedH6915 with his faceH639 to the groundH776 and prostratedH7812 himself. 9DavidH1732 saidH559 to SaulH7586, “WhyH4100 do you listenH8085 to the wordsH1697 of menH120, sayingH559, ‘BeholdH2009, DavidH1732 seeksH1245 10to harmH7463 you’? 1011BeholdH2009, thisH2088 dayH3117 your eyesH5869 have seenH7200 that the LordH3068 had givenH5414 you todayH3117 into my handH3027 in the caveH4631, and 12some saidH559 to killH2026 you, but my eye had pityH2347 on you; and I saidH559, ‘I will not stretchH7971 out my handH3027 against my lordH113, for he is the Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899.’ 11Now, 13my fatherH1, seeH7200! IndeedH1571, seeH7200 the edgeH3671 of your robeH4598 in my handH3027! For in that I cutH3772 offH3772 the edgeH3671 of your robeH4598 and did not killH2026 you, knowH3045 and perceiveH7200 that thereH369 is noH369 evilH7463 or 14rebellionH6588 in my handsH3027, and I have not sinnedH2398 against you, though you 15are lyingH6658 in waitH6658 for my lifeH5315 to takeH3947 it. 1216May the LordH3068 judgeH8199 betweenH996 17you and me, and may the LordH3068 avengeH5358 me on you; but my handH3027 shall not be against you. 13As the proverbH4912 of the ancientsH6931 saysH559, ‘18Out of the wickedH7563 comesH3318 forthH3318 wickednessH7562’; but my handH3027 shall not be against you. 14AfterH310 whomH4310 has the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 comeH3318 out? WhomH4310 are you pursuingH7291? 19A deadH4191 dogH3611, 20a singleH259 fleaH6550? 1521The LordH3068 therefore be judgeH1781 and decideH8199 betweenH996 22you and me; and may He seeH7200 and 23pleadH7378 my causeH7379 and 24deliverH8199 me from your handH3027.”

16When DavidH1732 had finishedH3615 speakingH1696 theseH428 wordsH1697 to SaulH7586, SaulH7586 saidH559, “25Is thisH2088 your voiceH6963, my sonH1121 DavidH1732?” Then SaulH7586 liftedH5375 up his voiceH6963 and weptH1058. 1726He saidH559 to DavidH1732, “You are moreH4480 righteousH6662 thanH4480 I; for 27you have dealtH1580 wellH2899 with me, while I have dealtH1580 wickedlyH7463 with you.