1. 1 Samuel 26:8 (NEG79)
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Why did Abishai volunteer to kill Saul?

1 Samuel 26:8 (NEG79)

8 Abischaï dit à David: Dieu livre aujourd'hui ton ennemi entre tes mains; laisse-moi, je te prie, le frapper de ma lance et le clouer à terre d'un seul coup, pour que je n'aie pas à y revenir.

Abishai thought they were on a commando raid to get rid of Saul without anyone finding out. He assumed that was the reason that David wanted to creep into the camp.1 Thinking that circumstances trump revelation, Abishai saw Saul’s vulnerability as evidence that God wanted David to kill Saul.2