1 Samuel 14:44-46

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴⁴ Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely^(A) if you do not die, Jonathan!”

⁴⁵ But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,^(B) for he worked with God’s help today.”^(C) So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die. ⁴⁶ Then Saul gave up the pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own territory.