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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But it came about afterward that David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s <i>robe.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It came about afterward that David&#8217s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul&#8217s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about afterward that David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s <i>robe</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it happened afterward that David’s heart struck him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s <i>robe</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the hem of Saul’s <i>robe.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David&#8217s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul&#8217s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Afterwards, David was sorry that he had even done that, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But afterward, David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the border of Saul's robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But then David's conscience began to hurt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Afterwards, David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul's robe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Afterward David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul's robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened afterward, that David's heart struck him, because he had cut off an edge of Saul's robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, David’s heart struck him because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass afterward that the heart of David strikes him, because that he has cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which is on Saul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be after this, the heart of David will strike him because that he cut off the wing which is to Saul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 24:6> After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, however, David regretted that he had cut off an end of Saul’s robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Afterward David was stricken to the heart because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s cloak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But afterward David regretted that he had cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after this, his heart saddened David, because he cut off the skirt of the robe of Shaul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after this that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/24-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=7091" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/24.htm">David Spares Saul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’ ” Then David crept up secretly and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê- (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">Afterward,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ- (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">conscience</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">was stricken</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·raṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">he had cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kā·nāp̄ (N-fs) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">the corner</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: lə·šā·’ūl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">of Saul’s robe.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">1 Samuel 26:9-11</a></span><br />But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” / David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. / But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a></span><br />No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21</a></span><br />Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></span><br />Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a></span><br />For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-22</a></span><br />Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18-21</a></span><br />I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ / So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a></span><br />But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-16.htm">Acts 24:16</a></span><br />In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17-19</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.</p><p class="hdg">David's heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9</a></b></br> Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife <i>to be</i> thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></b></br> And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19</a></b></br> Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard <i>thee</i>, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/19-6.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-13.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Bothered</a> <a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-3.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Skirt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/24-8.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Bothered</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-34.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-9.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-14.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-25.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-7.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-12.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">Skirt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/24-1.htm">David, in a cave at En Gedi, spares his life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/24-8.htm">He shows thereby his innocence,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/24-16.htm">Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and departs.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Afterward</b><br>This word indicates a sequence of events, following David's action of cutting off the corner of Saul's robe. It suggests a moment of reflection and realization. In the broader narrative, this occurs after David spares Saul's life in the cave at En Gedi, a significant location known for its rugged terrain and caves, providing a strategic hideout for David and his men.<p><b>David’s conscience was stricken</b><br>David's conscience, or heart, being stricken reveals his sensitivity to God's will and his respect for Saul as the Lord's anointed king. This internal conviction highlights David's integrity and his understanding of divine authority. It reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>, which emphasizes guarding one's heart, as it is the wellspring of life. David's response contrasts with Saul's hardened heart, showcasing the difference between a man after God's own heart and one who has turned away.<p><b>because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe</b><br>The act of cutting off the corner of Saul's robe was symbolic. In ancient Israel, the robe represented authority and kingship. By cutting it, David could have been seen as challenging Saul's authority. However, David's remorse indicates his respect for God's timing and his refusal to seize the throne by force. This act and David's subsequent regret can be seen as a type of Christ, who, though having the authority, chose humility and submission to God's will, as seen in <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>. David's restraint and respect for Saul's position foreshadow the ultimate submission and respect for divine authority demonstrated by Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The future king of Israel, anointed by Samuel, who is currently fleeing from King Saul. David is a man after God's own heart, known for his faithfulness and integrity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, who has fallen out of favor with God due to his disobedience. Saul is pursuing David out of jealousy and fear of losing his throne.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cave_at_en_gedi.htm">The Cave at En Gedi</a></b><br>A stronghold in the wilderness where David and his men are hiding. It is here that David encounters Saul and has the opportunity to harm him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_men.htm">David’s Men</a></b><br>Loyal followers of David who encourage him to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Saul, viewing it as God's provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corner_of_saul's_robe.htm">The Corner of Saul’s Robe</a></b><br>Represents a symbolic act of rebellion or disrespect. Cutting it off was a significant action that weighed heavily on David's conscience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sensitivity_of_conscience.htm">The Sensitivity of Conscience</a></b><br>David's immediate remorse for cutting Saul's robe shows the importance of maintaining a sensitive conscience. We should strive to be aware of even the smallest sins and seek God's forgiveness promptly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_authority.htm">Respect for Authority</a></b><br>Despite Saul's unjust actions, David respects Saul's position as the Lord's anointed. This teaches us to honor and respect those in authority, even when they are flawed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>David's restraint demonstrates his trust in God's timing and justice. We should learn to wait on the Lord rather than taking matters into our own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_repentance.htm">The Power of Repentance</a></b><br>David's response to his conscience shows the power of repentance and the importance of aligning our actions with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_example_of_mercy.htm">The Example of Mercy</a></b><br>By sparing Saul, David exemplifies mercy, a key attribute of God. We are called to show mercy to others, reflecting God's character in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_cutting_saul's_robe_prove_innocence.htm">How does David’s act of cutting Saul’s robe (1 Samuel 24:4–5) reliably prove his innocence when no neutral witnesses are mentioned? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/michal's_punishment__biblical_marriage_views.htm">2 Samuel 6:20–23 – How does Michal's punishment for her criticism align with other biblical teachings on marriage and respect between spouses? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_14_8-17_and_2_sam_5.htm">1 Chronicles 14:8-17 - How do we reconcile any discrepancies between this account of David's battles with the Philistines and the parallel text in 2 Samuel 5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_saul's_hostility_persist_later.htm">If Saul recognized David's righteousness (1 Samuel 24:16-21), why did hostilities continue in later chapters, suggesting inconsistency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">David's heart smote him.</span>--Not for what he had done to Saul, but his conscience smote him for the momentary thought that had stained his soul of slaying the Lord's Anointed. This is better than with Clericus to say, "David was afraid that Saul would take this, though a clear sign of his [David's] magnanimity, in bad part, and regard it as a violation of his royal majesty." There is no sign at all of David's even regretting he had cut off the fringe of the king's garment. It was the far more terrible thought of slaying the God-anointed king which troubled David. The words of the next verse show us clearly what was passing in his mind when he gravely rebuked his men, and evidently restrained them, with some little trouble, from rushing upon Saul, even after he had left the sleeping form, with the piece of the mantle in his hand. The Hebrew word rendered "stayed" is a forcible one, and, literally, would be <span class= "ital">crushed down. </span>There is a curious Note, however, in the Babylonian Talmud on this passage in the Book of Samuel which tells how David cut off a piece of Saul's robe, in which the act is evidently very strongly condemned. Rabbi Yosi ben Rabbi chanina on the words, "Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily," said, "Whoever treats clothes slightingly will at last derive no benefit from them, for it is said (<a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm" title="Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.">1Kings 1:1</a>), 'And they covered him [David] with clothes, but he gat no heat.'"--Treatise <span class= "ital">Berachoth, </span>fol. 62, Colossians 2.<p>This is evidently one of the "cryptographs," of which there are such innumerable instances in the Talmud. The lesson intended to be taught by the famous Rabbi was probably intense reverence for the teachers and guides of Israel, here represented by Saul; any act of disrespect shown to one of these, even by injuring the clothes they wore, would be punished by God sooner or later.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/24-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Afterward,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David’s</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conscience</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵב־</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was stricken</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרַ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(kā·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the corner</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּנָ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(kā·nāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Saul’s robe.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׁאֽוּל׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/24-5.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 24:5 It happened afterward that David's heart struck (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 24:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 24:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 24:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 24:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>