4
The men said, “This is the day the LORD spoke of when he said[a] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’ ” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
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Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe.
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He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the LORD.”
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With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.