1Sa 24:6, 2Sa 5:2 | 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 .

d ch. 7:7; 1 Chr. 17:6; Ps. 78:71, 72; [Matt. 2:6]

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.”

2 Samuel 5:2

2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, ^cit was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ^d‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over Israel.’”