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1 Samuel 14:44-46
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 14:44-46
New Catholic Bible
44 Saul answered, “May God do this to me and even more, for, Jonathan, you must surely die.” 45 But the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, the one who brought about this victory in Israel? Never! As the Lord lives, not one hair from his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” This is how the people rescued Jonathan[a] that day, and he was not put to death.
46 Saul’s Reign Summarized. Saul returned from his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their homes.
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- 1 Samuel 14:45 The people rescued Jonathan: Saul was more intent on saving his image than on killing Jonathan. The intervention of the people got him out of a bad spot so that he did not have to carry out his threat against Jonathan.
