⁶ He said to his men, ^(A)“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is ^(B)the Lord's anointed.”

⁹ But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand ^(A)against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?” ¹⁰ And David said, ^(B)“As the Lord lives, ^(C)the Lord will strike him, or ^(D)his day will come to die, ^(E)or he will go down into battle and perish. ^11 (F)The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is ^(G)at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”

^23 (A)The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord's anointed.