1 Samuel 24:4-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ so they said to him, “Look, this is the day the Lord told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’” Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

⁵ Afterward, David’s conscience bothered^[a](A) him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.^{[b] 6} He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed.^(B) I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”^(C)