David’s good judgment, his fear of the Lord and his confident trust in God have never been more evident than in this account. David’s enemy appears to have been handed over to David.
Not very many people would disagree with Abishai’s perspective and advice:

“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground!”

But, David is walking in fellowship with the Lord and he is thinking clearly with the light of the Word of God shining on his path. Abishai’s suggestion, if implemented, would be devastating for David in these ways:

• solidify public support against David
• justify Saul’s accusations towards David
• override God’s desire to appoint and remove his own king
• place David’s rise to power in his own hands instead of the Lord’s
• practice and reinforce civil disobedience and betrayal among his own men
• create a unknown amount of unknowable problems because of rushing God’s plan
• interrupt the Lord’s training and preparation of David to be king

Most importantly, David’s actions publicly demonstrate his faithfulness to Saul and expose Saul’s accusations as false. David not only walks away from this situation innocent, justified and with a public testimony of his good heart, but David also puts the pressure on Saul’s character by publicly exposing Saul’s misjudgment and paranoia while at the same time also offering Saul grace with freedom to be reconciled to David.

Ultimately, David is heaping burning coals on Saul’s head that will become a source of judgment against Saul and will lead to Saul's destruction if he chooses to continue in his unjustified pursuit of David.

“I have one goal in life…And that’s to take the gospel to everybody on planet Earth.”
– Bill Bright

In 1115 Bernard founded the Monastery at Clairvaux. Bernard emphasized the importance of a personal experience with Jesus and in contrast to the current Scholastic trend of rational argument he said that Bible study should “penetrate hearts rather than explain words.” Bernard took the emphasis on Mary’s role in the church very serious, but rejected the Immaculate Conception (Anna’s sinless conception of Mary). Bernard vigorously called for and supported the Second Crusade.