1 Samuel 26:17-19

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, my son David?” ^(A)

“It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said. ¹⁸ Then he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?^{(B) 19} Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me,^(C) then may he accept an offering.^(D) But if it is people,^(E) may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying,^(F) ‘Go and worship other gods.’