1 Samuel 26
David was in the wilderness of Ziph when he learned that Saul and 3,000 soldiers had come to hunt him down. After sending spies to verify Saul's arrival, David slipped into Saul's camp one night and found the commander of Saul's army, Abner, and Saul both asleep before him. David said, "The Lord forbid that I should kill the one He has anointed (Saul), but take his spear and jug of water beside his head." Then from a hillside at a safe distance away, David shouted down to Abner and Saul, taunting Abner about failing to protect his master, the Lord's anointed. Saul replied, "Is that you, my son David? ... Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong... Blessings on you, my son David."