1 Samuel 26:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸ Abishai whispered, “This time God has let you get your hands on your enemy! I'll pin him to the ground with one thrust of his own spear.”

⁹ “Don't kill him!” David whispered back. “The Lord will punish anyone who kills his chosen king. ¹⁰ As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord will kill Saul, or Saul will die a natural death or be killed in battle.