"And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD."
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And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
\24:5\And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
He said to his men, Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Yahweh's anointed.
and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord -- to the anointed of Jehovah -- to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he `is'.'