1 Samuel 26:13-20

¹³ Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance with a large area between them. ¹⁴ David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner , saying , "Will you not answer , Abner ?" Then Abner replied , "Who are you who calls to the king ?" ¹⁵ So David said to Abner , "Are you not a man ? And who is like you in Israel ? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king ? For one of the people came to destroy the king your lord . ¹⁶ "This thing that you have done is not good . As the Lord lives , all of you must surely die , because you did not guard your lord , the Lord'S anointed . And now , see where the king's spear is and the jug of water that was at his head ." ¹⁷ Then Saul recognized David's voice and said , " Is this your voice , my son David ?" And David said , "It is my voice , my lord the king ." ¹⁸ He also said , " Why then is my lord pursuing his servant ? For what have I done ? Or what evil is in my hand ? ¹⁹ "Now therefore, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant . If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering ; but if it is men e , cursed are they before the Lord , for they have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of the Lord , saying , 'Go , serve other gods .' ²⁰ "Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of the Lord ; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea , just as one hunts a partridge in the mountains ."