1So, Saul got back from chasing the Philistines, and someone told him, "Yo, David's chillin' in the wilderness of En-gedi."

2Then Saul grabbed three thousand of the best homies from Israel, and went to find David and his crew on the goat rocks.

3He rolled up to the sheep pens, where there was a cave; Saul went in to take a breather, while David and his squad stayed in the cave's shadows.

4David's crew was like, "Ayo, today’s the day the Lord said He’d hand your enemy to you, do what you gotta do." So David got up and sneaked a cut from Saul’s robe.

5But afterward, David felt kinda guilty for cutting Saul's robe.

6He told his boys, "No cap, I can't do this to my master, the Lord's chosen one, like, he's the anointed dude."

7So David kept his crew chill with those words, and they didn’t jump on Saul. But Saul came out of the cave and kept moving.

8David popped outta the cave and yelled after Saul, "My lord, the king!" When Saul turned around, David bowed down to the ground.

9David asked Saul, "Why you listening to the people saying I'm out to get you?"

10"Look, today your eyes saw that the Lord put you in my hands in the cave; some peeps wanted me to take you out, but I didn’t. I said, 'Nah, can’t hurt my lord, he's the Lord’s pick.'"

11"Plus, my dude, check it, I got your robe piece in my hand; I didn’t kill you, so know there’s no bad vibes from me, and I haven’t sinned against you; yet you still wanna take me out."

12"The Lord’s gonna judge between us, and He’ll handle me, but I won’t lay a hand on you."

13"As the wise say, bad stuff comes from bad people, but I’m not gonna be that."

14"Who’s the king of Israel chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?"

15"So let the Lord be the judge, and see what's up, plead my case, and save me from your hands."

16"And when David finished saying all this, Saul was like, 'Is that you, my son David?' And then Saul started crying."

17"He told David, 'You’re more righteous than me; you’ve done me good, while I’ve done you dirty.'"

18"You showed today how well you treated me; when the Lord put me in your hands, you didn’t take me out."

19"Like, if someone finds their enemy, are they gonna let them go? So the Lord bless you for what you did for me today."

20"And now, for real, I know you’re gonna be king, and Israel’s kingdom is gonna be yours."

21"So swear to me by the Lord you won’t wipe out my family after me, and you won’t destroy my name from my dad’s house."

22"David swore to Saul. Then Saul went home, but David and his crew went back to their hideout."

1And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En–gedi.

2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.

5And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.

6And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

10Behold, 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.

11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

12The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

18And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.

20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

21Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.

22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.