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?”

¹⁴ David said to him, “How is it you were not ^(A)afraid to put out your hand to destroy ^(B)the Lord's anointed?”

¹⁶ And David said to him, ^(A)“Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed ^(B)the Lord's anointed.’”

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.” ⁷ So David persuaded his men with these words ^(C)and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.