1 Samuel 14:44-46

EasyEnglish Bible

⁴⁴ Saul said, ‘Jonathan, you must surely die! I ask God to kill me if I do not punish you with death.’

⁴⁵ But the soldiers said to Saul, ‘No! Jonathan must not die! He has rescued Israel in battle. As surely as the Lord lives, we promise that he will not lose even one hair on his head. It is God who has helped Jonathan to win the fight today.’

In that way, the army saved Jonathan from death.

⁴⁶ After that, Saul stopped fighting against the Philistines. The Philistines returned to their homes.