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1 Samuel 14:45-47
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 14:45-47
New Catholic Bible
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. 47 [b]Thus Saul established his reign over Israel. He fought against all of his surrounding enemies, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. He punished them on every side.
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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.
- 1 Samuel 14:47 This is a piece of archival information, of which there will be further examples in the history of the kings. The present chronological notice is very positive in its evaluation of Saul’s historical work as a whole and deserves credence. Verse 52 implies the beginnings of a standing army.
