8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has given your enemy to you. Let me pin Saul to the ground with his spear. I’ll only do it once!”

9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill Saul! Anyone who hurts the LORD’S chosen king[115] must be punished.

10 As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD himself will punish Saul. Maybe Saul will die naturally or maybe he will be killed in battle.