5. Later, David felt sorry that he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe.
6. He said to his men, "May the Lord keep me from doing a thing like that to my master again. He is the Lord's anointed king. So I promise that I will never lift my hand to strike him down. The Lord has anointed him."
7. David said that to warn his men. He didn't allow them to attack Saul. So Saul left the cave and went on his way.
8. Then David went out of the cave. He called out to Saul, "King Saul! My master!" When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down. He lay down flat with his face toward the ground.
9. He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when men say, 'David is trying to harm you'?