1 Samuel 26:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ Abishai said to David, “Today God has given your enemy to you. Let me pin Saul to the ground with his spear. I’ll only do it once!”

⁹ But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill Saul! Anyone who hurts the Lord’s chosen king^[a] must be punished. ¹⁰ As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord himself will punish Saul. Maybe Saul will die naturally or maybe he will be killed in battle.