4 Accordingly Jonʹa·than spoke well+ of David to Saul his father and said to him: “Do not let the king sin+ against his servant David, for he has not sinned toward you and his works have been very good toward you.+

7 Accordingly David dispersed his men with these words, and he did not allow them to rise up against Saul.+ As for Saul, he rose up from the cave and kept going on his way.

9 However, David said to A·bishʹai: “Do not bring him to ruin, for who is it that has thrust his hand out against the anointed* of Jehovah+ and has remained innocent?”+