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.
In the previous section, Saul sought the opportunity to take David’s life. In this one (1 Samuel 23:29 to 1 Samuel 24:22), given the opportunity to take Saul’s life, David spared him.