1 Samuel 14:45-47

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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]