1 Samuel 24:6 meaning and explanation
So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
1 Samuel 24:6, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
David speaks these words to his men inside a cave at En-gedi, where Saul has unknowingly walked in and David has just cut off a corner of the king's robe. His men read the moment as God's promised opportunity to kill Saul, but David refuses.
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