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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 this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn`t die.

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The People's Godly Stand

Commentators highlight the people's courageous intervention. They recognized that Jonathan had "wrought with God" to bring victory. By making a counter-oath to protect Jonathan, they showed they prioritized God's evident blessing over King Saul's rash vow, thus preventing a terrible injustice.

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John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Samuel 14:45

17th Century

Pastor

And the people said unto Saul
Hearing such words, and filled with grief, pity, and sympathy for Jonathan, as Josephu…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Samuel 14:36–46

17th Century

Minister

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 aw…

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