1 Samuel 26:8

“Then said Abishai to David, etc.] Seeing Saul fast asleep, and a spear so near him: God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: or at this time, properly it was night: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear; with Saul’s own spear, which was stuck in the ground at his bolster. He remembered that David would not put forth his hand to stay him before, when he had an opportunity; and since now another offered, he did not move it to him to do it, but begged leave to do it himself; which he might think would be granted, since there was such a remarkable hand of Providence in it, which seemed to direct to such a step: even to the earth at once, and I will not…”

“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand--This midnight stratagem shows the activity and heroic enterprise of David's mind, and it was in unison with the style of warfare in ancient times. let me smite him . . . even to the earth at once--The ferocious vehemence of the speaker is sufficiently apparent from his language, but David's magnanimity soared far above the notions of his followers. Though Saul's cruelty and perfidy and general want of right principle had sunk him to a low pitch of degradation, yet that was no reason for David's imitating him in doing wrong. Besides, he was the sovereign; David was a subject. Though God had rejected him from the…”

“26:8 God has surely handed your enemy over to you: Cp. 24:4.”

“God: Sa1 26:23, Sa1 23:14, Sa1 24:4, Sa1 24:18, Sa1 24:19; Jos 21:44; Jdg 1:4 delivered: Heb. shut up, Sa1 24:18; Deu 32:30; Psa 31:8; Rom 11:32 \*marg. Gal 3:22, Gal 3:23 the second time: Nah 1:9 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 26:9”