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

Saul left the cave and went out onto the road. Later, 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 24:7 Hebrew meaning uncertain.

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