1 Samuel 26:9-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹ But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill Saul! Anyone who hurts the Lord’s chosen king^[a] must be punished. ¹⁰ As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord himself will punish Saul. Maybe Saul will die naturally or maybe he will be killed in battle. ¹¹ But I pray that the Lord never lets me hurt the Lord’s chosen king. Now pick up the spear and water jug by Saul’s head and let’s go.”