John Gill Commentary 1 Samuel 24:9

"And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men`s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?" — 1 Samuel 24:9 (ASV)

And David said to Saul, why do you listen to men's words , &c.] The false charges and accusations, that some of Saul's courtiers brought against David, as Doeg the Edomite, and such like sycophants and flatterers, to whom Saul hearkened, and believed what they said, and acted upon it. David chose rather to lay the blame on Saul's courtiers than on himself; and he began with him in this way, the rather to reconcile him to him, and cause him to listen to what he had to say: and represents them as saying to him, behold, David seeks your hurt ? seeks to take away your life, and seize upon your crown and throne; than which nothing was more foreign from him.