So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way.
Ver. 7. So David stayed his servants.] Dispescuit, diffidit: He staved them off, when they rose from both sides of the cave to lay violent hands upon Saul; and this was a greater victory, saith Chrysostom, than that he once got over Goliath, because now he overcame himself, and manfully repressed his unruly soldiers with a word in season.
But Saul rose up out of the cave.] Little thinking how near he had been to a mischief, and how easily he might have died before his time; Ecc 7:17 that is, than when it had been better for him to have done anything than have died. See Ecclesiastes 9:12 .