43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “(A)Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him and said, “(B)I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die!” 44 Saul said, “(C)May God do [a]this to me and more also, for (D)you shall surely die, Jonathan.” 45 But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who has [b]brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, (E)not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for (F)he has worked with God this day.” So the people [c]rescued Jonathan and he did not die.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:44 Lit thus
  2. 1 Samuel 14:45 Lit worked
  3. 1 Samuel 14:45 Lit ransomed