1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 14

Poole - “Strange perverseness! He who was so indulgent as to spare wicked Agag, chapter 15, is now so severe as to destroy his own worthy son.” 1 Samuel 14:45 But the people said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die, who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die. BGT 1 Samuel 14:45 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Σαουλ εἰ σήμερον θανατωθήσεται ὁ ποιήσας τὴν σωτηρίαν τὴν μεγάλην ταύτην ἐν Ισραηλ ζῇ κύριος εἰ πεσεῖται τῆς τριχὸς τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὅτι ὁ λαὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐποίησεν τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην καὶ προσηύξατο ὁ λαὸς περὶ Ιωναθαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ οὐκ ἀπέθανεν LXE 1 Samuel 14:45 And the people said to Saul, Shall he that has wrought this great salvation in Israel be put to death this day? As the Lord lives, there shall not fall to the ground one of the hairs of his head; for the people of God have wrought successfully this day. And the people prayed for Jonathan in that day, and he died not. KJV 1 Samuel 14:45 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. NET 1 Samuel 14:45 But the army said to Saul, "Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today." So the army rescued Jonathan from death. CSB 1 Samuel 14:45 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, for he worked with God's help today." So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die. ESV 1 Samuel 14:45 Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die. NIV 1 Samuel 14:45 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 of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God's help." So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. NLT 1 Samuel 14:45 But the people broke in and said to Saul, "Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. NRS 1 Samuel 14:45 Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground; for he has worked with God today." So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die. NJB 1 Samuel 14:45 But the people said to Saul, 'Must Jonathan die after winning this great victory for Israel? We will never allow that! As Yahweh lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for his deeds today have been done with the help of God.' And so the people ransomed Jonathan and he was not put to death. NAB 1 Samuel 14:45 But the army said to Saul: "Is Jonathan to die, though it was he who brought Israel this great victory? This must not be! As the LORD lives, not a single hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for God was with him in what he did today!" Thus the soldiers were able to rescue Jonathan from death. YLT 1 Samuel 14:45 And the people say unto Saul, 'Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? -- a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;' and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died. who has brought about this great deliverance: 1Sa 14:23 19:5 Ne 9:27 not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground: 2Sa 14:11 1Ki 1:52 Mt 10:30 Lu 21:18 Ac 27:34 he has worked with God this day 2Ch 19:11 Isa 13:3 Ac 14:27 15:12 21:19 Ro 15:18 1Co 3:9 2Co 6:1 Php 2:12,13 Rev 17:14 19:14 So the people rescued Jonathan: Isa 29:20,21 1 Samuel 14 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries PEOPLE'S COURT CONVENES AND ISSUES SAYS "NOT GUILTY" But - Praise God for the "buts" in Scripture as this one changes the direction from a death sentence for Jonathan to a reprieve and life. I like the NLT rendering "But the people broke in" The people said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die, who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? They are like a defense attorney asking this question. They praise Jonathan, not Saul, as the one who was responsible for their great victory. Far from it! - The people give a firm answer to their question. As the LORD lives - This essentially introduces an oath by the people. Not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." - The people as "jury" are unanimous in their decision and their explanation is "airtight" as Jonathan did "work with God" in bringing about this miraculous deliverance against overwhelming odds. So the people rescued (padah - "ransomed" = ESV, NRSV; "redeemed" = CSB) Jonathan and he did not die. The people judged rightly, that the guilt was contracted by Saul, and not by Jonathan; and therefore they rescued him from the hands of his rash and severe father. Rescued (redeemed) (06299) padah means to redeem, ransom, buy and so to cause the freedom or release of a person from bondage or ownership, often implying a delivering or rescue of a person in distress. Padah is not used in Ruth. The basic meaning of the Hebrew root is to achieve the transfer of ownership from one to another through payment of a price or an equivalent substitute. Padah is used to depict God's act of redeeming; He redeemed His people with a mighty hand from Pharaoh and the slavery they were under in Egypt (Dt. 7:8; Mic. 6:4). Egypt was literally the house of slavery and became the symbol of slavery and oppression from which Israel was delivered (Dt. 9:26; 24:18). Padah - 42v - any means redeem(1), ransom(4), ransomed(7), redeem(24), redeemed(18), redeems(1), redemption price(1), rescued(1), surely redeem(1), way been redeemed(1). Exod. 13:13; Exod. 13:15; Exod. 21:8; Exod. 34:20; Lev. 19:20; Lev. 27:27; Lev. 27:29; Num. 3:46; Num. 3:49; Num. 3:51; Num. 18:15; Num. 18:16; Num. 18:17; Deut. 7:8; Deut. 9:26; Deut. 13:5; Deut. 15:15; Deut. 21:8; Deut. 24:18; 1 Sam. 14:45; 2 Sam. 4:9; 2 Sam. 7:23; 1 Ki. 1:29; 1 Chr. 17:21; Neh. 1:10; Job 5:20; Job 6:23; Job 33:28; Ps. 25:22; Ps. 26:11; Ps. 31:5; Ps. 34:22; Ps. 44:26; Ps. 49:7; Ps. 49:15; Ps. 55:18; Ps. 69:18; Ps. 71:23; Ps. 78:42; Ps. 119:134; Ps. 130:8; Isa. 1:27; Isa. 29:22; Isa. 35:10; Isa. 51:11; Jer. 15:21; Jer. 31:11; Hos. 7:13; Hos. 13:14; Mic. 6:4; Zech. 10:8 THE CONTRASTS BETWEEN SAUL AND JONATHAN SAUL JONATHAN Empty words—broken promises A man of action He appears religious, making vows He shows great faith in his life He hesitates and waits He is bold and courageous He did foolish things He is wise. He brought out the worst in the army. He brought out the best in the army. G Campbell