1 Samuel 24:4 meaning and explanation
So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up secretly and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
1 Samuel 24:4, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Saul has entered a cave to relieve himself, not knowing David and his men are hidden in its recesses. David's men read the moment as God's provision, quoting a promise not recorded earlier in Scripture, and urge him to treat Saul's vulnerability as permission to kill.
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