David recognized that the Lord’s anointed continued to hold a special office—even if he acted in ways that are at odds with God’s law.1 The Lord alone has the right to remove his king and to do so in his time (see Exodus 22:28). To raise your hand against that individual was to raise your hand against the Lord.2
7 Et il dit à ses gens: Que l'Eternel me garde de commettre contre mon seigneur, l'oint de l'Eternel, une action telle que de porter ma main sur lui! car il est l'oint de l'Eternel.