1 Samuel 24:10
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 24:4, David's men urge him to kill Saul — the very advice David resisted and recounts in 24:10.
In 1 Samuel 24:18, Saul confirms David's account: the LORD delivered him into David's hands, yet David spared him.
1 Samuel 26:8 repeats the temptation: Abishai urges David to kill Saul, mirroring the earlier advice David resisted in 24:10.
1 Samuel 26:9 echoes David's exact reasoning from 24:10: he will not harm the Lord's anointed, showing consistent principle.
Psalm 105:15 commands not to touch God's anointed — the very principle David follows in sparing Saul, who is the Lord's anointed.
In Exodus 22:28, the command not to curse a ruler is exemplified by David's refusal to harm Saul, the LORD's anointed.
In Ezekiel 20:17, God uses the same 'my eye spared' language—showing divine mercy parallel to David's mercy on Saul.
In Matthew 5:39, Jesus commands non-retaliation—David's refusal to kill Saul exemplifies this principle.
In Psalm 7:4, the psalmist declares not repaying evil; David's sparing Saul exemplifies this principle.
In Lamentations 4:20, 'the LORD's anointed' is captured—contrasting David's refusal to harm Saul here.
Psalm 55:20 describes a companion who attacks friends; David is the opposite, sparing his enemy Saul.
Lamentations 3:52 laments being hunted without cause; David was hunted by Saul without cause yet spared him.