1Sa 24:6, 26:9, Psa 105:15 | 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 .

c ver. 11, 16, 23; ch. 24:6, 10; [2 Sam. 1:16]

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?”

Psalms 105:15

15 saying, ^d“Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!”