John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 5. And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him , etc.] His conscience accused him, and he repented of what he had done: because he had cut off Saul’s skirt ; which though less than what his servants put him upon, and he might have thoughts of doing, yet was considered by him as a great indignity to his sovereign, and therefore sat uneasy on his mind.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-7 - God delivered Saul into David's hand. It was an opportunity given to David to exercise faith and patience. He had a promise of the kingdom but no command to slay the king. He reasons strongly, both with himsel and with his men, against doing Saul any hurt. Sin is a thing which it becomes us to startle at, and to resist temptations thereto. He no only would not do this bad thing himself, but he would not suffer thos about him to do it. Thus he rendered good for evil, to him from whom he received evil for good; and was herein an example to all who are calle Christians, not to be overcome of evil, but to overcome evil with good.
Original Hebrew ויהי1961 אחרי310 כן3651 ויך5221 לב3820 דוד1732 אתו853 על5921 אשׁר834 כרת3772 את853 כנף3671 אשׁר834 לשׁאול׃7586
