So Saul took three thousand of Israel’s fit young men(A) and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself.[a](B) David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave,(C) so they said to him, “Look, this is the day the Lord told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’” Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:3 Lit to cover his feet

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