THE RADIANT GUIDANCE PROJECT
DAVID
Forgiveness is Divine
DAVID SPARES SAUL'S LIFE
1 SAMUEL 24: 4 - 12
And the men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the Lord
said to you, 'Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand,
and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'"
Then David arose and stealthily cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. And
afterward David's heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my
lord, the Lord's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he
is the Lord's anointed." So David persuaded his men with these words,
and did not perimt them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the
cave, and went upon his way.
Afterward David also arose, and went out of the cave, and called after Saul,
"My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with
his face to the earth, and did obeisance. and David said to Saul, "Why do
you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'
Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into
my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill you, but I spared you. I said,
'I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the Lord's anointed.'
See, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for by the fact that I
cut off the skirt of your robe, and did not kill you, you may know and see
that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against
you; though you hunt my life to take it. May the Lord judge between me
and you; but my hand shall not be against you. As the proverb of the
ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness,' but my
hand shall not be against you."
1 SAMUEL 24: 4 - 12
And the men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the Lord
said to you, 'Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand,
and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'"
Then David arose and stealthily cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. And
afterward David's heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my
lord, the Lord's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he
is the Lord's anointed." So David persuaded his men with these words,
and did not perimt them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the
cave, and went upon his way.
Afterward David also arose, and went out of the cave, and called after Saul,
"My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with
his face to the earth, and did obeisance. and David said to Saul, "Why do
you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'
Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into
my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill you, but I spared you. I said,
'I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the Lord's anointed.'
See, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for by the fact that I
cut off the skirt of your robe, and did not kill you, you may know and see
that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against
you; though you hunt my life to take it. May the Lord judge between me
and you; but my hand shall not be against you. As the proverb of the
ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness,' but my
hand shall not be against you."
