1 Saul heard, “David is in En Gedi.” 2 Saul took 3,000 best men to look for David by rocky hills with goats. ⛰️ 3 Saul went in a cave to rest. David and his men were hiding deep inside. ️ 4 David’s men whispered, “Now is the time!” David crept and cut the edge of Saul’s coat. ️✂️ 5 After that, David felt bad for cutting the coat. 6 David said, “I must not hurt the king. God chose him.” ️ 7 David stopped his men from hurting Saul. Saul left the cave and walked away. ✋➡️♂️ 8 Then David went out and called, “My king!” He bowed down low to Saul. ♂️️️♂️ 9 David said, “Why do you listen when people say I want to hurt you? I do not.” ️❌❤️ 10 Today you saw I could hurt you in the cave. Some said, “Do it.” But I did not. I will not hurt the king. God chose him. ️✋❌ 11 See this piece of your coat, my father. I cut it, but I did not hurt you. I do not do bad to you. But you still try to get me. ✂️❌➡️♂️ 12 God will pick what is right for you and me. God will help me. I will not hurt you. ⚖️️✋ 13 Bad people do bad things. I will not do bad to you. 14 Why does the king chase me? I am small, like a tiny bug. ♂️❓ 15 God sees. God knows. God will keep me safe from you. ️ 16 Saul said, “Is that you, my son David?” He cried loud. ️ 17 Saul said, “You did good to me. I did bad to you.” ️❌ 18 You let me go when you could hurt me. You were kind to me today. ✋➡️♂️ 19 Most people hurt an enemy. You let me go. May God give you good for this. ❌✨ 20 Now I know you will be king one day. It will be sure. ✅ 21 Please promise you will not hurt my family or end my name. 22 David said yes to the promise. Saul went home. David and his men went back to a safe place. ️