撒母耳记上 14:45

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

眾民對掃羅說：“約拿單在以色列人中行了這樣大的拯救，難道一定要他死嗎？絕對不可以！我們指著永活的耶和華起誓，連他一根頭髮也不可落在地上，因為他今天是與　神一同作工。”這樣，眾民救了約拿單，使他免了一死。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
百 姓 对 扫 罗 说 ： 约 拿 单 在 以 色 列 人 中 这 样 大 行 拯 救 ， 岂 可 使 他 死 呢 ？ 断 乎 不 可 ！ 我 们 指 着 永 生 的 耶 和 华 起 誓 ， 连 他 的 一 根 头 发 也 不 可 落 地 ， 因 为 他 今 日 与 　 神 一 同 做 事 。 於 是 百 姓 救 约 拿 单 免 了 死 亡 。

Contextual Overview

³⁶ Saul said, "Let's go after the Philistines tonight and rob them. We won't let any of them live!" The men answered, "Do whatever you think is best." But the priest said, "Let's ask God." ³⁷ So Saul asked God, "Should I chase the Philistines? Will you let us defeat them?" But God did not answer Saul at that time. ³⁸ Then Saul said to all the leaders of his army, "Come here. Let's find out what sin has been done today. ³⁹ As surely as the Lord lives who has saved Israel, even if my son Jonathan did the sin, he must die." But no one in the army spoke. ⁴⁰ Then Saul said to all the Israelites, "You stand on this side. I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side." The men answered, "Do whatever you think is best." ⁴¹ Then Saul prayed to the Lord , the God of Israel, "Give me the right answer." And Saul and Jonathan were picked; the other men went free. ⁴² Saul said, "Now let us discover if it is I or Jonathan my son who is guilty." And Jonathan was picked. ⁴³ Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan told Saul, "I only tasted a little honey from the end of my stick. And must I die now?" ⁴⁴ Saul said, "Jonathan, if you don't die, may God punish me terribly." ⁴⁵ But the soldiers said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die? Never! He is responsible for saving Israel today! As surely as the Lord lives, not even a hair of his head will fall to the ground! Today Jonathan fought against the Philistines with God's help!" So the army saved Jonathan, and he did not die.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who hath: 1 Samuel 14:23, 1 Samuel 19:5, Nehemiah 9:27

there shall not: 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. 2 Samuel 14:11, 1 Kings 1:52, Matthew 10:30, Luke 21:18, Acts 27:34

he hath: 2 Chronicles 19:11, Isaiah 13:3, Acts 14:27, Acts 15:12, Acts 21:19, Romans 15:18, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 2 Corinthians 6:1, Philippians 2:12, Philippians 2:13, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:14

the people: Isaiah 29:20, Isaiah 29:21

Reciprocal: Judges 11:35 - I cannot Judges 21:7 - sworn 1 Samuel 11:13 - There shall 1 Samuel 18:1 - the soul of Jonathan 1 Samuel 20:2 - God forbid 1 Samuel 22:17 - would not 1 Kings 1:29 - As the 1 Kings 17:12 - As the Lord Job 27:2 - God liveth Isaiah 26:18 - we have not Luke 12:7 - even Acts 7:25 - God 1 Corinthians 7:24 - abide

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the people said unto Saul,.... Hearing such words, and filled with grief, pity, and sympathy for Jonathan, as Josephus k observes:

shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? no, he shall not; what, such a man as he die, who, under God, has been the instrument of so great deliverance, who first began it himself with one man only with him, and has proceeded in it to the finishing of it?

God forbid: this shall not be so; they speak of it with the utmost abhorrence and detestation, as a shocking piece of cruelty and ingratitude, unheard of, and not to be paralleled:

as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; as Saul swore he should die, they also swear he should not, expressing their firm resolution to stand by him, and preserve his life; and so far should it be from him to have his life taken away, that an hair of his head should not be touched, or the least injury done to his person; for though they had yielded a ready obedience to all the orders and commands of Saul, which were distressing to themselves, they were determined to oppose him in this case of his son:

for he hath wrought with God this day; God has been with him, assisted him to do great things for Israel, and therefore should not die for a thing so trivial; and it being not done in disobedience to his father, nor in contempt of him, but through pure ignorance, as some of them well knew; so the Targum,

"for it is known before the Lord, that in ignorance he did it this day:''

so the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not; not by force, but by their resolution and importunity; or "redeemed" him l, by exposing their own lives to danger in opposing their king, and by their petitions to him for him; and, as Josephus says m, by their prayers to God for him, that his fault might be forgiven.

k Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6. sect. 4. l יפדו "redemerunt", Pagninus, Montanus, &c. m Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6.) sect. 5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:45. And the people said — "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." Here was a righteous and impartial jury, who brought in a verdict according to the evidence: No man should die but for a breach of the law of God; but Jonathan hath not broken any law of God; therefore Jonathan should not die. And because he should not, therefore he shall not.

He hath wrought with God this day. — God has been commander-in-chief; Jonathan has acted under his directions.

So the people rescued Jonathan — And God testified no displeasure; and perhaps he permitted all this that he might correct Saul's propensity to rashness and precipitancy.