King James Version
1 Samuel 26:9 KJV
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?”
Self-Control
1 Samuel 26 — Context
1 Samuel 26:8 — “Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I p...”
1 Samuel 26:9 — “And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?”
1 Samuel 26:10 — “David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend ...”