Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill you; but [my eye] spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Yahweh's anointed.
"Our tendency is to say, ’Oh, just leave it alone. It’ll all work out.’ But David didn’t leave it alone. He said, ’King Saul, you’re listening to false counsel. People are telling you lies about me. Why do you listen to them?’ Then he said. ’Let me give you proof, verbal and visual proof, O King!’ . . .