Verse 9

But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can lay a hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 1:14 : 14 David asked him, 'How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?'
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'
  • Ps 105:15 : 15 'Do not touch My anointed ones, and do not harm My prophets.'
  • 1 Sam 24:6-7 : 6 Afterward, David's heart troubled him because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe. 7 He said to his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, by raising my hand against him, for he is the LORD’s anointed.'