1 Samuel 24:4

4 Então os homens de Davi lhe disseram: Eis aqui o dia do qual o Senhor te disse: Eis que entrego o teu inimigo nas tuas mãos; far-lhe-ás como parecer bem aos teus olhos. Então Davi se levantou, e de mansinho cortou a orla do manto de Saul.

1 Samuel 24:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 24:4

And the men of David said unto him
Some of his principal men, who were about him, and near him, such as Joab and Abishai:

behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee:
now the time was come that he spoke of to him by Samuel, or Gad, or to himself directly:

behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand;
and such was Saul, as appeared by his seeking to take away his life; and now he was in the hand of David to take away his life, if he pleased:

that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee;
an opportunity of this kind now offered:

then David arose;
from that part of the cave in which he was, the further part of it:

and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily;
unawares to him, and unobserved by him, which might be easily done, if Saul was asleep, and it is probable he was; and by the same way it may be accounted for that he did not hear the discourse that passed between David and his men.

1 Samuel 24:4 In-Context

2 Então tomou Saul três mil homens, escolhidos dentre todo o Israel, e foi em busca de Davi e dos seus homens, até sobre as penhas das cabras montesas.

3 E chegou no caminho a uns currais de ovelhas, onde havia uma caverna; e Saul entrou nela para aliviar o ventre. Ora Davi e os seus homens estavam sentados na parte interior da caverna.

4 Então os homens de Davi lhe disseram: Eis aqui o dia do qual o Senhor te disse: Eis que entrego o teu inimigo nas tuas mãos; far-lhe-ás como parecer bem aos teus olhos. Então Davi se levantou, e de mansinho cortou a orla do manto de Saul.

5 Sucedeu, porém, que depois doeu o coração de Davi, por ter cortado a orla do manto de Saul.

6 E disse aos seus homens: O Senhor me guarde de que eu faça tal coisa ao meu senhor, ao ungido do Senhor, que eu estenda a minha mão contra ele, pois é o ungido do Senhor.