8. “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t need to strike twice!”
9. “No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the lord’s anointed one?
10. Surely the lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle.
11. The lord forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let’s get out of here!”
12. So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the lord had put Saul’s men into a deep sleep.
13. David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance.
14. Then he shouted down to the soldiers and to Abner son of Ner, “Wake up, Abner!”“Who is it?” Abner demanded.
15. “Well, Abner, you’re a great man, aren’t you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven’t you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him?