As they came upon David � and he was frightened of them1 � they said: “Be not afraid. We are just two litigants: one of us has committed excess against the other. So judge rightly between us, and be not unjust; and guide us to the Right Way.
Footnotes
[1]
He was alarmed because the two men had appeared in the private quarters of the ruler of the land suddenly, by climbing over the wall, instead of going before him by the proper entrance.
[2]
A grammatical shift from 1st person to 3rd person.