1 Samuel 14:45-47
Christian Standard Bible
45 But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? He accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel! No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,(A) for he worked with God’s help today.”(B) 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.
Summary of Saul’s Kingship
47 When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites,(C) Edom, the kings of Zobah,(D) and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.[a]
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- 14:47 LXX reads he was victorious
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