^{21 Ref} Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.

²² Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

^{23 Ref} And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.

^{24 Ref} And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.

^{25 Ref} Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.