⁶ So he said to his men, “^(A)Far be it from me because of the Lord that I would do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to reach out with my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” ⁷ And David rebuked his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul got up, ^[a]left the cave, and went on his way.

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

¹⁶ And David said to him, “^[a](A)Your blood is on your head, because ^(B)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lord’s anointed.’”