1 Samuel 26:11

The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed ,.... Or suffer any about him to do it; he speaks of it with the utmost detestation and abhorrence:

but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster ; not to smite him with, as he desired, but to carry off, and was no other than his sceptre; See Gill on 1 Samuel 20:33 ,

and the cruse of water ; which stood in the same place, as appears by 1 Samuel 26:12 . Some take this to be a pot to make water in; others an hourglass, to know the time of night, in which not sand, but water, flowed for that purpose: but rather this was for his refreshment should he be hot and thirsty in the night, or to purify him from any nocturnal pollution that might happen; for, according to Clemens of Alexandria F13 Stromat. l. 4. p. 531. , it was a custom of the Jews often to purify themselves in bed: though Fortunatus Scacchus F14 Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. I. c. 44. col. 224. thinks Saul had this pot or cup for a religious use; which he had with him, and with it gave thanks to God, the author of all good, whenever he sat down to a meal; such as the golden cup Philip king of Macedon always had under his pillow when he slept F15 Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 33. c. 3. :

and let us go ; and do nothing more; which would be sufficient to convince they had been there, and to show what was in their power to do, had they been so inclined.