1 Samuel 24:3-5

Contemporary English Version

^3 (A) There were some sheep pens along the side of the road, and one of them was built around the entrance to a cave. Saul went into the cave to relieve himself.

David and his men were hiding at the back of the cave. ⁴ They whispered to David, “The Lord told you he was going to let you defeat your enemies and do whatever you want with them. This must be the day the Lord was talking about.”

David sneaked over and cut off a small piece^[a] of Saul's robe, but Saul didn't notice a thing. ⁵ Afterwards, David was sorry that he had even done that,