1Sa 24:6, 26:9, 2Sa 16:5, 7, 13 | ESV | STEP | He said to his men , The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord , the Lord’s anointed , to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord’s anointed .

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1 Samuel 24:6

6 He said to his men, ^a“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is ^bthe Lord’s anointed.”

1 Samuel 26:9

9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand ^cagainst the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?”

2 Samuel 16:5

Shimei Curses David

5 When King David came to ^dBahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was ^eShimei, the son of Gera, and as he came ^fhe cursed continually.

2 Samuel 16:7

7 And Shimei said as he ^gcursed, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

2 Samuel 16:13

13 So David and his men went on the road, while Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and ^hcursed as he went and threw stones at him and flung dust.