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World English Bible

1 Samuel 14 (WEBP)

[1] Now it happened on a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.
[2] Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men,
[3] including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
[4] Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
[5] The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
[6] Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
[7] His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
[8] Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
[9] If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.
[10] But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up, for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
[11] Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
[12] The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
[13] Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him, and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.
[14] That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
[15] There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
[16] The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.
[17] Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
[18] Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
[19] While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
[20] Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
[21] Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before and who went up with them into the camp from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
[22] Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
[23] So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
[24] The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
[25] All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
[26] When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
[27] But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
[28] Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.
[29] Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
[30] How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”
[31] They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
[32] and the people pounced on the plunder, and took sheep, cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
[33] Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”
[34] Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
[35] Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
[36] Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light. Let’s not leave a man of them.” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”
[37] Saul asked counsel of God: “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
[38] Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see in whom this sin has been today.
[39] For as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
[40] Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
[41] Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.
[42] Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
[43] Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
[44] Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
[45] The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didn’t die.
[46] Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
[47] Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he 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. Wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
[48] He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
[49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
[50] The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
[51] Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
[52] There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 14 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] 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;
[3] and Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod’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. ()
[4] 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.
[5] The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
[6] 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.
[7] And his armourbearer () said () unto him, Do () all that is in thine heart: turn () thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
[8] Then said () Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over () unto these men, and we will discover () ourselves unto them.
[9] 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 Beth-aven.
[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 Melchi-shua: 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.

1 Samuel 14:1 Or, there was a day
1 Samuel 14:5 Heb. tooth
1 Samuel 14:9 Heb. be still
1 Samuel 14:14 Or, half a furrow of an acre of land
1 Samuel 14:15 Heb. a trembling of God
1 Samuel 14:19 Or, tumult
1 Samuel 14:20 Heb. were cried together
1 Samuel 14:28 Or, weary
1 Samuel 14:33 Or, dealt treacherously
1 Samuel 14:34 Heb. in his hand
1 Samuel 14:35 Heb. that Altar he began to build unto the LORD
1 Samuel 14:38 Heb. corners
1 Samuel 14:41a Or, shew the innocent
1 Samuel 14:41b Heb. went forth
1 Samuel 14:48 Or, wrought mightily

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 14 (BYZ)

[1] και γινεται ημερα και ειπεν ιωναθαν υιος σαουλ τω παιδαριω τω αιροντι τα σκευη αυτου δευρο και διαβωμεν εις μεσσαβ των αλλοφυλων την εν τω περαν εκεινω και τω πατρι αυτου ουκ απηγγειλεν
[2] και σαουλ εκαθητο επ ακρου του βουνου υπο την ροαν την εν μαγδων και ησαν μετ αυτου ως εξακοσιοι ανδρες
[3] και αχια υιος αχιτωβ αδελφου ιωχαβηδ υιου φινεες υιου ηλι ιερευς του θεου εν σηλωμ αιρων εφουδ και ο λαος ουκ ηδει οτι πεπορευται ιωναθαν
[4] και ανα μεσον της διαβασεως ου εζητει ιωναθαν διαβηναι εις την υποστασιν των αλλοφυλων και ακρωτηριον πετρας ενθεν και ακρωτηριον πετρας ενθεν ονομα τω ενι βαζες και ονομα τω αλλω σεννα
[5] η οδος η μια απο βορρα ερχομενω μαχμας και η οδος η αλλη απο νοτου ερχομενω γαβεε
[6] και ειπεν ιωναθαν προς το παιδαριον το αιρον τα σκευη αυτου δευρο διαβωμεν εις μεσσαβ των απεριτμητων τουτων ει τι ποιησαι ημιν κυριος οτι ουκ εστιν τω κυριω συνεχομενον σωζειν εν πολλοις η εν ολιγοις
[7] και ειπεν αυτω ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου ποιει παν ο εαν η καρδια σου εκκλινη ιδου εγω μετα σου ως η καρδια σου καρδια μου
[8] και ειπεν ιωναθαν ιδου ημεις διαβαινομεν προς τους ανδρας και κατακυλισθησομεθα προς αυτους
[9] εαν ταδε ειπωσιν προς ημας αποστητε εκει εως αν απαγγειλωμεν υμιν και στησομεθα εφ εαυτοις και ου μη αναβωμεν επ αυτους
[10] και εαν ταδε ειπωσιν προς ημας αναβητε προς ημας και αναβησομεθα οτι παραδεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εις τας χειρας ημων τουτο ημιν το σημειον
[11] και εισηλθον αμφοτεροι εις μεσσαβ των αλλοφυλων και λεγουσιν οι αλλοφυλοι ιδου οι εβραιοι εκπορευονται εκ των τρωγλων αυτων ου εκρυβησαν εκει
[12] και απεκριθησαν οι ανδρες μεσσαβ προς ιωναθαν και προς τον αιροντα τα σκευη αυτου και λεγουσιν αναβητε προς ημας και γνωριουμεν υμιν ρημα και ειπεν ιωναθαν προς τον αιροντα τα σκευη αυτου αναβηθι οπισω μου οτι παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εις χειρας ισραηλ
[13] και ανεβη ιωναθαν επι τας χειρας αυτου και επι τους ποδας αυτου και ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου μετ αυτου και επεβλεψαν κατα προσωπον ιωναθαν και επαταξεν αυτους και ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου επεδιδου οπισω αυτου
[14] και εγενηθη η πληγη η πρωτη ην επαταξεν ιωναθαν και ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου ως εικοσι ανδρες εν βολισι και εν πετροβολοις και εν κοχλαξιν του πεδιου
[15] και εγενηθη εκστασις εν τη παρεμβολη και εν αγρω και πας ο λαος οι εν μεσσαβ και οι διαφθειροντες εξεστησαν και αυτοι ουκ ηθελον ποιειν και εθαμβησεν η γη και εγενηθη εκστασις παρα κυριου
[16] και ειδον οι σκοποι του σαουλ εν γαβεε βενιαμιν και ιδου η παρεμβολη τεταραγμενη ενθεν και ενθεν
[17] και ειπεν σαουλ τω λαω τω μετ αυτου επισκεψασθε δη και ιδετε τις πεπορευται εξ υμων και επεσκεψαντο και ιδου ουχ ευρισκετο ιωναθαν και ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου
[18] και ειπεν σαουλ τω αχια προσαγαγε το εφουδ οτι αυτος ηρεν το εφουδ εν τη ημερα εκεινη ενωπιον ισραηλ
[19] και εγενηθη ως ελαλει σαουλ προς τον ιερεα και ο ηχος εν τη παρεμβολη των αλλοφυλων επορευετο πορευομενος και επληθυνεν και ειπεν σαουλ προς τον ιερεα συναγαγε τας χειρας σου
[20] και ανεβοησεν σαουλ και πας ο λαος ο μετ αυτου και ερχονται εως του πολεμου και ιδου εγενετο ρομφαια ανδρος επι τον πλησιον αυτου συγχυσις μεγαλη σφοδρα
[21] και οι δουλοι οι οντες εχθες και τριτην ημεραν μετα των αλλοφυλων οι αναβαντες εις την παρεμβολην επεστραφησαν και αυτοι ειναι μετα ισραηλ των μετα σαουλ και ιωναθαν
[22] και πας ισραηλ οι κρυπτομενοι εν τω ορει εφραιμ και ηκουσαν οτι πεφευγασιν οι αλλοφυλοι και συναπτουσιν και αυτοι οπισω αυτων εις πολεμον
[23] και εσωσεν κυριος εν τη ημερα εκεινη τον ισραηλ και ο πολεμος διηλθεν την βαιθων και πας ο λαος ην μετα σαουλ ως δεκα χιλιαδες ανδρων και ην ο πολεμος διεσπαρμενος εις ολην την πολιν εν τω ορει εφραιμ
[24] και σαουλ ηγνοησεν αγνοιαν μεγαλην εν τη ημερα εκεινη και αραται τω λαω λεγων επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος ος φαγεται αρτον εως εσπερας και εκδικησω τον εχθρον μου και ουκ εγευσατο πας ο λαος αρτου
[25] και πασα η γη ηριστα και ιααρ δρυμος ην μελισσωνος κατα προσωπον του αγρου
[26] και εισηλθεν ο λαος εις τον μελισσωνα και ιδου επορευετο λαλων και ιδου ουκ ην επιστρεφων την χειρα αυτου εις το στομα αυτου οτι εφοβηθη ο λαος τον ορκον κυριου
[27] και ιωναθαν ουκ ακηκοει εν τω ορκιζειν τον πατερα αυτου τον λαον και εξετεινεν το ακρον του σκηπτρου αυτου του εν τη χειρι αυτου και εβαψεν αυτο εις το κηριον του μελιτος και επεστρεψεν την χειρα αυτου εις το στομα αυτου και ανεβλεψαν οι οφθαλμοι αυτου
[28] και απεκριθη εις εκ του λαου και ειπεν ορκισας ωρκισεν ο πατηρ σου τον λαον λεγων επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος ος φαγεται αρτον σημερον και εξελυθη ο λαος
[29] και εγνω ιωναθαν και ειπεν απηλλαχεν ο πατηρ μου την γην ιδε δη οτι ειδον οι οφθαλμοι μου οτι εγευσαμην βραχυ του μελιτος τουτου
[30] αλλ οτι ει εφαγεν εσθων ο λαος σημερον των σκυλων των εχθρων αυτων ων ευρεν οτι νυν αν μειζων ην η πληγη εν τοις αλλοφυλοις
[31] και επαταξεν εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκ των αλλοφυλων εν μαχεμας και εκοπιασεν ο λαος σφοδρα
[32] και εκλιθη ο λαος εις τα σκυλα και ελαβεν ο λαος ποιμνια και βουκολια και τεκνα βοων και εσφαξεν επι την γην και ησθιεν ο λαος συν τω αιματι
[33] και απηγγελη τω σαουλ λεγοντες ημαρτηκεν ο λαος τω κυριω φαγων συν τω αιματι και ειπεν σαουλ εν γεθθεμ κυλισατε μοι λιθον ενταυθα μεγαν
[34] και ειπεν σαουλ διασπαρητε εν τω λαω και ειπατε αυτοις προσαγαγειν ενταυθα εκαστος τον μοσχον αυτου και εκαστος το προβατον αυτου και σφαζετω επι τουτου και ου μη αμαρτητε τω κυριω του εσθιειν συν τω αιματι και προσηγεν πας ο λαος εκαστος το εν τη χειρι αυτου και εσφαζον εκει
[35] και ωκοδομησεν εκει σαουλ θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω τουτο ηρξατο σαουλ οικοδομησαι θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω
[36] και ειπεν σαουλ καταβωμεν οπισω των αλλοφυλων την νυκτα και διαρπασωμεν εν αυτοις εως διαφαυση η ημερα και μη υπολιπωμεν εν αυτοις ανδρα και ειπαν παν το αγαθον ενωπιον σου ποιει και ειπεν ο ιερευς προσελθωμεν ενταυθα προς τον θεον
[37] και επηρωτησεν σαουλ τον θεον ει καταβω οπισω των αλλοφυλων ει παραδωσεις αυτους εις χειρας ισραηλ και ουκ απεκριθη αυτω εν τη ημερα εκεινη
[38] και ειπεν σαουλ προσαγαγετε ενταυθα πασας τας γωνιας του ισραηλ και γνωτε και ιδετε εν τινι γεγονεν η αμαρτια αυτη σημερον
[39] οτι ζη κυριος ο σωσας τον ισραηλ οτι εαν αποκριθη κατα ιωναθαν του υιου μου θανατω αποθανειται και ουκ ην ο αποκρινομενος εκ παντος του λαου
[40] και ειπεν παντι ισραηλ υμεις εσεσθε εις δουλειαν και εγω και ιωναθαν ο υιος μου εσομεθα εις δουλειαν και ειπεν ο λαος προς σαουλ το αγαθον ενωπιον σου ποιει
[41] και ειπεν σαουλ κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ τι οτι ουκ απεκριθης τω δουλω σου σημερον ει εν εμοι η εν ιωναθαν τω υιω μου η αδικια κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ δος δηλους και εαν ταδε ειπης εν τω λαω σου ισραηλ δος δη οσιοτητα και κληρουται ιωναθαν και σαουλ και ο λαος εξηλθεν
[42] και ειπεν σαουλ βαλετε ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον ιωναθαν του υιου μου ον αν κατακληρωσηται κυριος αποθανετω και ειπεν ο λαος προς σαουλ ουκ εστιν το ρημα τουτο και κατεκρατησεν σαουλ του λαου και βαλλουσιν ανα μεσον αυτου και ανα μεσον ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου και κατακληρουται ιωναθαν
[43] και ειπεν σαουλ προς ιωναθαν απαγγειλον μοι τι πεποιηκας και απηγγειλεν αυτω ιωναθαν και ειπεν γευσαμενος εγευσαμην εν ακρω τω σκηπτρω τω εν τη χειρι μου βραχυ μελι ιδου εγω αποθνησκω
[44] και ειπεν αυτω σαουλ ταδε ποιησαι μοι ο θεος και ταδε προσθειη οτι θανατω αποθανη σημερον
[45] και ειπεν ο λαος προς σαουλ ει σημερον θανατωθησεται ο ποιησας την σωτηριαν την μεγαλην ταυτην εν ισραηλ ζη κυριος ει πεσειται της τριχος της κεφαλης αυτου επι την γην οτι ο λαος του θεου εποιησεν την ημεραν ταυτην και προσηυξατο ο λαος περι ιωναθαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ουκ απεθανεν
[46] και ανεβη σαουλ απο οπισθεν των αλλοφυλων και οι αλλοφυλοι απηλθον εις τον τοπον αυτων
[47] και σαουλ κατακληρουται εργον επι ισραηλ και επολεμει κυκλω παντας τους εχθρους αυτου εις τον μωαβ και εις τους υιους αμμων και εις τους υιους εδωμ και εις τον βαιθεωρ και εις βασιλεα σουβα και εις τους αλλοφυλους ου αν εστραφη εσωζετο
[48] και εποιησεν δυναμιν και επαταξεν τον αμαληκ και εξειλατο τον ισραηλ εκ χειρος των καταπατουντων αυτον
[49] και ησαν υιοι σαουλ ιωναθαν και ιεσσιου και μελχισα και ονοματα των δυο θυγατερων αυτου ονομα τη πρωτοτοκω μεροβ και ονομα τη δευτερα μελχολ
[50] και ονομα τη γυναικι αυτου αχινοομ θυγατηρ αχιμαας και ονομα τω αρχιστρατηγω αβεννηρ υιος νηρ υιου οικειου σαουλ
[51] και κις πατηρ σαουλ και νηρ πατηρ αβεννηρ υιος ιαμιν υιου αβιηλ
[52] και ην ο πολεμος κραταιος επι τους αλλοφυλους πασας τας ημερας σαουλ και ιδων σαουλ παντα ανδρα δυνατον και παντα ανδρα υιον δυναμεως και συνηγαγεν αυτους προς αυτον

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.