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Ginsalakay ni Jonatan ang mga Filistinhon

14 Isa ka adlaw, nagsiling si Jonatan sa bataon nga lalaki nga manugdala sang iya armas, “Dali, makadto kita sa balantayan sang mga Filistinhon agod magpang-espiya.” Pero wala niya pagsugiri ang iya amay.

Sadto nga tion si Saul didto sa idalom sang kahoy nga pomegranata sa Migron, sa dulunan sang Gibea. Kaupod niya ang 600 niya ka tinawo. Didto man si Ahia nga pari, kag nagasuksok siya sang espesyal nga panapton[a] sang pari. Si Ahia anak ni Ahitub, nga utod ni Icabod. Si Ahitub anak ni Finehas. Si Finehas anak ni Eli nga pari sadto sang Ginoo sa Shilo. Wala sing may nakahibalo nga naglakat si Jonatan.

Sa magtimbang nga kilid sang alagyan nga ginaagyan ni Jonatan pakadto sa balantayan sang mga Filistinhon, may duha ka banglid; ang isa ginatawag nga Bozez kag ang isa ginatawag nga Sene. Ang isa nga ara sa aminhan nagaatubang sa Micmash, kag ang isa nga ara sa bagatnan nagaatubang sa Geba.

Nagsiling si Jonatan sa manugdala sang iya armas, “Dali, kadtuan naton ang balantayan sang mga tawo nga wala nagatuo sa Dios.[b] Basi pa lang buligan kita sang Ginoo, kay wala sing may makapugong sa iya sa pagpadaog sa aton, bisan madamo man kita ukon diutay lang.” Nagsiling ang manugdala sang iya armas, “Himua ang gusto mo; kaupod mo ako bisan ano ang matabo.”

Nagsiling si Jonatan, “Dali na, makadto kita sa ila kag magpakita. Kon magsiling sila nga sila ang magdulhog sa aton agod magpakig-away, indi na kita magtaklad kundi hulaton naton sila. 10 Pero kon magsiling sila nga kita ang magtaklad, mataklad kita, kay amo ina ang tanda nga ipapierdi gid sila sang Ginoo sa aton.”

11 Sang magpakita sila nga duha didto sa balantayan sang mga Filistinhon, ginyaguta sila sang mga Filistinhon nga nagasiling, “Tan-awa ninyo ang mga Hebreo![c] Nagguwa na sila sa mga buho nga ila ginapanaguan.” 12 Ginsinggitan nila dayon si Jonatan kag ang manugdala sang iya armas, “Taklad kamo diri sa amon, kay tudluan namon kamo sang leksyon!” Gani nagsiling si Jonatan sa manugdala sang iya armas, “Sunod ka sa akon kay sigurado nga ipapierdi sila sang Ginoo sa Israel.”

13 Nagkamang pataklad si Jonatan, kag nagsunod ang manugdala sang iya armas. Ginpamatay ni Jonatan ang mga Filistinhon, kag amo man ang ginhimo sang manugdala sang iya armas. 14 Sa sining una nila nga pagsalakay, nakapatay sila sang 20 ka Filistinhon sa lugar nga mga tunga sa hektarya ang kalaparon. 15 Hinadlukan gid ang mga Filistinhon—atong ara sa kampo, sa uma, sa balantayan, kag pati ang mga nagasalakay. Dayon naglinog, kag puwerte na gid ang ila kahadlok.[d]

16 Didto sa Gibea, nga sakop sang duta sang Benjamin, nakita sang mga bantay ni Saul ang mga soldado sang mga Filistinhon nga nagapinalagyo bisan diin. 17 Nagsiling si Saul sa iya mga tinawo, “Tipuna ninyo ang mga soldado kag tan-awa kon sin-o ang wala.” Kag nasapwan nila nga wala si Jonatan kag ang manugdala sang iya armas.

18 Nagsiling si Saul kay Ahia, “Dal-a diri ang Kahon sang Dios.”[e] (Sadto nga tion ang Kahon sang Dios didto sa mga Israelinhon.)[f] 19 Samtang nagapakighambal si Saul sa pari, nagatudo pa gid ang ginahod sa kampo sang mga Filistinhon. Gani nagsiling si Saul sa pari, “Indi ka na lang magpamangkot sa Dios.” 20 Dayon nagtipon si Saul kag ang iya mga tinawo kag naglakat sa pagpakig-away. Nakita nila ang mga Filistinhon nga nagasinalasala, nga nagapinatyanay sa espada. 21 Ang mga Hebreo nga nagdampig sa mga Filistinhon kag nag-upod sa ila nagdampig na kay Saul kag kay Jonatan kag sa iban pa nga mga Israelinhon. 22 Ang mga Israelinhon nga nagapanago sa kabukiran sang Efraim nakabalita nga nagapinalagyo na ang mga Filistinhon, gani nagbuylog man sila sa paglagas sa mga Filistinhon. 23 Nakalambot ang inaway sa unhan pa sang Bet Aven. Kag sadto nga tion, ginpadaog sang Ginoo ang mga Israelinhon.

Ginsumpa ni Saul ang mga Soldado nga Nagkaon

24 Sang sina nga adlaw, nagpalangluya ang mga Israelinhon sa kagutom kay nagpanumpa si Saul nga nagasiling, “Pakamalauton ang bisan sin-o nga magkaon antes maggab-i, sa indi pa ako makabalos sa akon mga kaaway.” Gani wala gid sing may nagkaon sa ila. 25-26 Karon nagkadto ang tanan nga soldado sa kakahuyan, kag may nakita sila nga dugos nga nagatulo sa duta. Pero wala gid sing may nagkaon sa ila tungod kay nahadlok sila sa sumpa.

27 Pero wala makabati si Jonatan sa ginsumpa sang iya amay nga dapat tumanon sang mga tawo. Gani gintum-oy niya ang punta sang iya baston sa dugos kag nagkaon siya, kag nag-ayo ang iya pamatyag. 28 Ginsilingan siya sang isa sa mga soldado, “Indi kita puwede magkaon kay nagsumpa ang imo amay nga pakamalauton ang bisan sin-o nga magkaon subong nga adlaw. Amo gani nga maluya ang mga tawo.” 29 Nagsiling si Jonatan, “Indi maayo ang ginahimo sang akon amay sa aton nasyon. Tan-awa bala kon daw ano kaayo sang akon pamatyag sang nakatilaw ako sang bisan diutay lang nga dugos. 30 Daw ano pa gid ayhan kaayo sang aton pamatyag kon nagkaon kita sang aton mga nakuha sa aton mga kaaway, kag siguro madamo pa gid nga mga Filistinhon ang aton napatay.”

31 Sadto nga adlaw, matapos mapierdi sang mga Israelinhon ang mga Filistinhon halin sa Micmash hasta sa Ayalon, ginkapoy kag gin-gutom gid sila. 32 Gani nagdinaguso sila sa pagpanguha sang ila naagaw nga mga karnero kag mga baka, kag gin-ihaw nila ini didto mismo, kag ginkaon ang karne nga may dugo pa. 33 May isa nga nagsugid kay Saul, “Tan-awa, nagapakasala ang mga tawo sa Ginoo paagi sa pagkaon sang karne nga may dugo pa.” Nagsiling si Saul, “Mga traidor! Paligira ninyo ang dako nga bato diri sa tupad ko. 34 Dayon magkadto kamo sa mga tawo kag silinga sila tanan nga magdala sang mga baka, karnero, kag kanding, kag ihawon nila diri kag kan-on. Silinga man sila nga indi sila magpakasala sa Ginoo paagi sa pagkaon sang karne nga may dugo pa.” Gani sadto nga gab-i nagdala ang kada isa sang iya baka kay Saul kag gin-ihaw didto. 35 Dayon naghimo si Saul sang halaran para sa Ginoo. Amo ato ang una nga halaran nga iya ginhimo.

36 Nagsiling si Saul, “Salakayon naton karon nga gab-i ang mga Filistinhon. Pamatyon naton sila tanan kag panguhaon naton ang ila mga pagkabutang hasta mag-aga.” Nagsabat ang mga tawo, “Himua kon ano sa imo ang maayo.” Pero nagsiling ang pari, “Pamangkuton ta anay ang Dios parte sini.” 37 Gani nagpamangkot si Saul sa Dios, “Salakayon bala namon ang mga Filistinhon? Ipapierdi mo bala sila sa amon?” Pero wala magsabat ang Dios sadto nga adlaw. 38 Gani nagsiling si Saul sa mga pangulo sang katawhan sang Israel, “Dali kamo diri, kag hibaluon naton kon ano nga sala ang nahimo naton sini nga adlaw. 39 Nagasumpa ako sa buhi nga Ginoo nga nagaluwas sa mga Israelinhon, nga ang nakasala pagapatyon, bisan si Jonatan pa nga akon anak.” Pero wala gid sing may nagsabat.

40 Nagsiling dayon si Saul sa tanan nga Israelinhon, “Tindog kamo dira, kag ako kag ang akon anak nga si Jonatan matindog diri.” Kag nagsugot ang mga tawo. 41 Dayon nagpangamuyo si Saul, “Ginoo, Dios sang Israel, ipahibalo sa amon kon sin-o ang nakasala.” Kag paagi sa paggabot-gabot, si Jonatan kag si Saul ang nagabutan nga nakasala kag indi ang mga tawo. 42 Dayon nagsiling si Saul, “Gabot-gabuti ninyo kon sin-o sa amon ni Jonatan ang nakasala.” Kag ang nagabutan amo si Jonatan. 43 Dayon nagsiling si Saul kay Jonatan, “Ano ang imo ginhimo?” Nagsabat si Jonatan, “Gintum-oy ko ang punta sang akon baston sa dugos kag nagkaon ako sing diutay lang. Ti, kinahanglan gid bala nga patyon ako?” 44 Nagsabat si Saul, “Huo! Kag kon indi ko ikaw pag-ipapatay, kabay pa nga silutan ako sang Dios sing puwerte gid.” 45 Pero nagsiling ang mga tawo kay Saul, “Si Jonatan ang nagpadaog sa aton, kag karon patyon naton siya? Indi mahimo! Nagasumpa kami sa buhi nga Ginoo nga indi gid siya maano,[g] kay ang Dios ang nagbulig sa iya sa ginhimo niya subong.” Gani wala pagpatya si Jonatan, kay ginluwas siya sang mga tawo. 46 Dayon nag-untat si Saul sa paglagas sa mga Filistinhon, kag nagbalik ang mga Filistinhon sa ila lugar.

47 Sang naghari si Saul sa Israel, nagpakig-away siya sa ila mga kaaway sa palibot. Ang iya mga kaaway amo ang mga taga-Moab, mga taga-Ammon, mga taga-Edom, ang mga hari sang Zoba, kag ang mga Filistinhon. Bisan sin-o ang iya kontra ginalaglag niya. 48 Maisog siya magpakig-away, kag napierdi niya ang mga Amaleknon. Sa sini nga paagi ginluwas niya ang mga Israelinhon sa kamot sang mga nagsalakay sa ila kag nagpanguha sang ila mga pagkabutang.

Ang Pamilya ni Saul

49 Ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Saul amo si Jonatan, si Ishvi, kag si Malkishua. Ang iya mga anak nga babayi amo si Merab, ang magulang, kag si Mical, ang manghod. 50 Ang asawa ni Saul amo si Ahinoam, nga anak ni Ahimaaz. Ang kumander sang iya mga soldado amo ang iya pakaisa nga si Abner, nga anak sang iya tiyo nga si Ner. 51 Ang amay ni Saul nga si Kish kag ang amay ni Abner nga si Ner mga anak ni Abiel.

52 Puwerte ang inaway sang mga Israelinhon kag sang mga Filistinhon sa bug-os nga pagkabuhi ni Saul. Kon may makita si Saul nga maisog kag makusog nga tawo ginahimo dayon niya nga soldado.

Footnotes

  1. 14:3 espesyal nga panapton: sa Hebreo, efod.
  2. 14:6 mga tawo nga wala nagatuo sa Dios: sa literal, wala matuli.
  3. 14:11 Hebreo: ukon, Israelinhon.
  4. 14:15 puwerte na gid ang ila kahadlok: ukon, ginpahadlok sila sang Dios.
  5. 14:18 Kahon sang Dios nga amo ang Kahon sang Kasugtanan.
  6. 14:18 Dal-a… sa mga Israelinhon: Amo ini sa Hebreo. Sa iban nga mga kopya sang Septuagint, “Dal-a diri ang espesyal nga panapton.” (Sadto nga tion ginasuksok ni Ahias ini nga panapton sa atubangan sang mga Israelinhon.)
  7. 14:45 indi gid siya maano: sa literal, wala sing bisan isa sa iya mga buhok nga mahulog sa duta.

14 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.

Saul was staying(A) on the outskirts of Gibeah(B) under a pomegranate tree(C) in Migron.(D) With him were about six hundred men, among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod’s(E) brother Ahitub(F) son of Phinehas, the son of Eli,(G) the Lord’s priest in Shiloh.(H) No one was aware that Jonathan had left.

On each side of the pass(I) that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez and the other Seneh. One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba.(J)

Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised(K) men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing(L) can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many(M) or by few.(N)

“Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”

Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign(O) that the Lord has given them into our hands.(P)

11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. “Look!” said the Philistines. “The Hebrews(Q) are crawling out of the holes they were hiding(R) in.” 12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.(S)

So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand(T) of Israel.”

13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. 14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.

Israel Routs the Philistines

15 Then panic(U) struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding(V) parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.[a]

16 Saul’s lookouts(W) at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions. 17 Then Saul said to the men who were with him, “Muster the forces and see who has left us.” When they did, it was Jonathan and his armor-bearer who were not there.

18 Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring(X) the ark(Y) of God.” (At that time it was with the Israelites.)[b] 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest,(Z) “Withdraw your hand.”

20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle. They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking(AA) each other with their swords. 21 Those Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp went(AB) over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 When all the Israelites who had hidden(AC) in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit. 23 So on that day the Lord saved(AD) Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.(AE)

Jonathan Eats Honey

24 Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath,(AF) saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.

25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. 26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.(AG) He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[c] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(AH) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?”

31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash(AI) to Aijalon,(AJ) they were exhausted. 32 They pounced on the plunder(AK) and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.(AL) 33 Then someone said to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood(AM) in it.”

“You have broken faith,” he said. “Roll a large stone over here at once.” 34 Then he said, “Go out among the men and tell them, ‘Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still(AN) in it.’”

So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there. 35 Then Saul built an altar(AO) to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this.

36 Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.”

“Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied.

But the priest said, “Let us inquire(AP) of God here.”

37 So Saul asked God, “Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel’s hand?” But God did not answer(AQ) him that day.

38 Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed(AR) today. 39 As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives,(AS) even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan,(AT) he must die.”(AU) But not one of them said a word.

40 Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.”

“Do what seems best to you,” they replied.

41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,[d] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, “Cast the lot(AV) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.”(AW)

So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey(AX) with the end of my staff. And now I must die!”

44 Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(AY) if you do not die, Jonathan.(AZ)

45 But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair(BA) of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued(BB) Jonathan, and he was not put to death.

46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.

47 After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab,(BC) the Ammonites,(BD) Edom,(BE) the kings[e] of Zobah,(BF) and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.[f] 48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites,(BG) delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

Saul’s Family

49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua.(BH) The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal.(BI) 50 His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of Saul’s army was Abner(BJ) son of Ner, and Ner was Saul’s uncle.(BK) 51 Saul’s father Kish(BL) and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

52 All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took(BM) him into his service.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:15 Or a terrible panic
  2. 1 Samuel 14:18 Hebrew; Septuagint “Bring the ephod.” (At that time he wore the ephod before the Israelites.)
  3. 1 Samuel 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29
  4. 1 Samuel 14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have “Why … at fault.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:47 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint king
  6. 1 Samuel 14:47 Hebrew; Septuagint he was victorious

14 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.

14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.

18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.

20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

23 So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.

24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

35 And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord.

36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

39 For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.