1 Samuel 24 Study Notes
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24:13 To illustrate he was not wicked because he had spared Saul’s life when he could have killed him, David cited what was probably a well-known saying at the time—Wickedness comes from wicked people (cp. Pr 18:3).
24:14 By comparing himself to a dead dog or a single flea, David suggested that Saul was squandering precious manpower and resources. David was not worth going after since he was a loyal subject.
24:15 “In these words David moved his focus away from Saul to look to an authority high above the king” (Robert Bergen).
24:16-19 At David’s words, Saul wept aloud with tears of repentance, but his repentance would be short-lived (26:1-2).
24:20 Saul confessed full knowledge of God’s plan. Samuel had told him part of it earlier (13:14; 15:26-28), and Saul now realized that David would succeed him.
24:21 Saul asked David not to cut off his descendants or wipe out his name. Succeeding kings often did this to eliminate potential rivals or family reprisals (1Kg 15:29; 16:11).
24:22 David swore to Saul as the king had requested in an attempt to prove his loyalty yet again.