1 Samuel 26:11

“The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed, etc.] Or suffer any about him to do it; he speaks of it with the utmost detestation and abhorrence: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster; not to smite him with, as he desired, but to carry off, and was no other than his sceptre; (see Gill on “<092033>1 Samuel 20:33”); and the cruse of water; which stood in the same place, as appears by (<092612>1 Samuel 26:12). Some take this to be a pot to make water in; others an hourglass, to know the time of night, in which not sand, but water, flowed for that purpose: but rather this was for his refreshment should he be hot and thirsty in the…”

“the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water--The Oriental spear had, and still has, a spike at the lower extremity, intended for the purpose of sticking the spear into the ground when the warrior is at rest. This common custom of Arab sheiks was also the practice of the Hebrew chiefs. at his bolster--literally, "at his head"; perhaps, Saul as a sovereign had the distinguished luxury of a bolster carried for him. A "cruse of water" is usually, in warm climates, kept near a person's couch, as a drink in the night time is found very refreshing. Saul's cruse would probably be of superior materials, or more richly ornamented than common ones, and therefore by its size or form be…”

“Take the spear - Which will shew where we have been, and what we could have done. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 26:13”

“that I should: Sa1 24:6, Sa1 24:12; Sa2 1:14, Sa2 1:16 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 26:12”