1 Samuel 24:8

8 Then David went out after him and called to him, "Your Majesty!" Saul turned around, and David bowed down to the ground in respect

1 Samuel 24:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 24:8

David also arose afterward
After Saul was gone: and went out of the cave;
where he had been all the time that Saul had been in it: and cried after Saul:
with a loud voice: my lord the king; by which titles Saul would know that he was called unto: and when Saul looked behind him;
to see who it was that called unto him: David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself:
giving reverence and honour to him as a king; (See Gill on 1 Samuel 20:41).

1 Samuel 24:8 In-Context

6 and he said to his men, "May the Lord keep me from doing any harm to my master, whom the Lord chose as king! I must not harm him in the least, because he is the king chosen by the Lord!"

7 So David convinced his men that they should not attack Saul. Saul got up, left the cave, and started away.

8 Then David went out after him and called to him, "Your Majesty!" Saul turned around, and David bowed down to the ground in respect

9 and said, "Why do you listen to people who say that I am trying to harm you?

10 You can see for yourself that just now in the cave the Lord put you in my power. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I felt sorry for you and said that I would not harm you in the least, because you are the one whom the Lord chose to be king.