1 Samuel 24:9-19

⁹And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David is seeking to harm you’? ¹⁰Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord had handed you over to me today in the cave, and someone said to kill you, but I spared you; and I said, ‘I will not reach out with my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’ ¹¹So, my father, look! Indeed, look at the edge of your robe in my hand! For by the fact that I cut off the edge of your robe but did not kill you, know and understand that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it. ¹²May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you. ¹³As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you. ¹⁴After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea? ¹⁵May the Lord therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and save me from your hand.”

¹⁶When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” Then Saul raised his voice and wept. ¹⁷And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt maliciously with you. ¹⁸You have declared today that you have done good to me, that the Lord handed me over to you and yet you did not kill me. ¹⁹Though if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? May the Lord therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day.