4 so they said to him, "Look, this is the day the Lord told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’ " Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
5 Afterward, David’s conscience bothered 24:5 Lit David’s heart struck, 24:5 2Sm 24:10 him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. 24:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss omit robe6 He said to his men, "As the Lord is my witness, I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed. 24:6 1Sm 26:9–11 I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed." 24:6 1Sm 10:17 With these words David persuaded 24:7 Or restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.
Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.