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1 Samuel 14:44
44Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan.”
1 Samuel 14:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Saul answered, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said, “you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this.”
Context of 1 Samuel 14:44
42Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken. 43Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!” Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan.” 45But 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. 46Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.
Read all of 1 Samuel 141 Samuel 14:44 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑ף כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת יוֹנָתָֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:44
- 1 Samuel 25:22May God deal with David, be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!”
- Ruth 1:17Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.”
- 2 Samuel 3:9May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised him on oath
- 2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.’ ”
- 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die.” But not one of them said a word.
- Genesis 38:24About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”
- 2 Samuel 12:5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!
- Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44And Saul answered - thou shalt surely die, Jonathan - To save thy rash oath! So must John Baptist's head be taken off at the desire of an impure woman, because a Herod had sworn to give her whatever she might request! Unfeeling brute! However, the king was Judge. But what said the people, who were the Jury?Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it away, and put it to death. We should always first suspect and examine ourselves; but an unhumbled heart suspects every other person, and looks every where but at home for the sinful cause of calamity. Jonathan was discovered to be the offender. Those most indulgent to their own sins are most severe…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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