1. 1 Samuel 26:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did David stop Abishai?

1 Samuel 26:9 (ESV)

9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

God alone has the right to take the life of his king. Anyone who does so on their own initiative will incur guilt before the Lord.1