⁴ The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke^(A) of when he said^[a] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’”^(B) Then David crept up unnoticed and cut^(C) off a corner of Saul’s robe.

¹⁸ You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered^(A) me into your hands, but you did not kill me.