לזכות ר' ישראל דניאל בן שיינא דינה ורניק שליט"א לברכה והצלחה בכל מעשי ידיו.
לזכות הרב חיים שרעק שליט"א לברכה והצלחה בכל מעשי ידיו.
Shmuel Aleph 24 1-7:
וַיַּ֥עַל דָּוִ֖ד מִשָּׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בִּמְצָד֥וֹת עֵֽין־גֶּֽדִי: וַיְהִ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁ֣ב שָׁא֔וּל מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֚דוּ לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי: וַיִּקַּ֣ח שָׁא֗וּל שְׁל֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ בָּח֖וּר מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ לְבַקֵּ֚שׁ אֶת־דָּוִד֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו עַל־פְּנֵ֖י צוּרֵ֥י הַיְּעֵלִֽים: וַ֠יָּבֹא אֶל־גִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֚אן עַל־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ וְשָׁ֣ם מְעָרָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֥א שָׁא֖וּל לְהָסֵ֣ךְ אֶת־רַגְלָ֑יו וְדָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י הַמְּעָרָ֖ה יֹשְׁבִֽים: וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י דָוִ֜ד אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּ֨ה הַיּ֜וֹם אֲֽשֶׁר־אָמַ֧ר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י נֹתֵ֚ן אֶת־אֹֽיִבְךָ֙ (כתיב אֹֽיִבְיךָ֙) בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְעָשִֹ֣יתָ לּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר יִטַ֣ב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת אֶת־כְּנַֽף־הַמְּעִ֥יל אֲשֶׁר־לְשָׁא֖וּל בַּלָּֽט: וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ לֵב־דָּוִ֖ד אֹת֑וֹ ֤עַל אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ת אֶת־כָּנָ֖ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו חָלִ֧ילָה לִּ֣י מֵֽיהֹוָ֗ה אִם־אֶעֱשֶׂה֩ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֨ר הַזֶּ֚ה לַֽאדֹנִי֙ לִמְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהֹוָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהֹוָ֖ה הֽוּא:
And David went up from there, and he stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.
And it was, when Shaul had returned from following the Philistines, that they told him, saying, "David is in the Desert of En-gedi."
And Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
And he came to the sheepcotes on the way, and there was a cave, and Saul went in to cover his feet, while David and his men were staying at the end of the cave.
And David's men said to him, "Behold the day concerning which Hashem said to you, 'Behold, I shall deliver your enemy into your hand; and you shall do to him as it will seem good in your eyes.' " And David arose, and secretly severed the skirt of Shaul's coat.
And it was afterwards, that David's heart smote him, for he had severed Shaul's skirt.
And he said to his men, "Hashem forbid it for me, that I should do this thing to my lord, to the Hashem's anointed, to stretch forth my hand upon him, for he is the Hashem's anointed."
Why didn't Dovid answer his people right after they told him that Hashem delivered his enemy in his hand and that Dovid should "take care of him" as befitting an enemy. Why did he wait until he severed Shaul's cloak and only then answered "חלילה לי מה' אם אעשה" etc.?
Answered the Alshich Ha-kadosh, amazing: Dovid was in doubt. On one hand, "הבא להרגך השכם להרגו". Shaul was pursuing Dovid and he deserved to be removed from the scene. On the other hand - Shaul was משיח השם and G-d forbid that Dovid should harm him.
So Dovid performed a test. He will do a "מעין", a similar action to what his yetzer hara might be telling him [i.e. to harm Shaul] and see how he feels. If he feels POSITIVE and happy about it then he knows it is the right thing to do. If he feels guilt and discomfort then it is not the right thing to do.
So Dovid severed part of Shaul's cloak to see how this would affect him. What happened? "ויך לבו" - Heavy duty guilt. So he know that it was not the right thing to do to go further and harm Shaul. Only then he answered "חלילה" etc. G-d forbid that I should hurt him.
You can use this in life when in doubt - if you have a pure heart and healthy intuition. Sometimes, however, our feelings can trick us. Big topic. ואין כאן מקומו!
