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And the men of Israel were distressed that day :
for Saul had adjured the people ,
saying , (
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Such was his hypocrisy and arrogancy ,
that he thought to attribute to his policy that which God had given by the hand of Jonathan .(:
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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 .
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And all they of the land came to a wood ,
where hony lay vpon the ground .
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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 (
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That is ,
the punishment if they break their oath .(:
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oath .
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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 (
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Which were dim before from weariness and hunger .(:
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eyes were enlightened .
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Then answered one of the people ,
and said ,
Thy father made the people to sweare ,
saying ,
Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day :
and the people were faint .
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Then said Jonathan ,
My father hath (
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By making this cruel law .(:
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troubled the land :
see ,
I pray you ,
how mine eyes have been enlightened ,
because I tasted a little of this honey .
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Howe much more ,
if the people had eaten to day of the spoyle of their enemies which they found ?
for had there not bene nowe a greater slaughter among the Philistims ?
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And they smote the Philistims that day ,
from Michmash to Aiialon :
and the people were exceeding faint .
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So the people turned to the spoile , &
amp ;
tooke sheepe ,
and oxen ,
and calues ,
and slewe them on the ground ,
and the people did eate them with the blood .
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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 : (
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That the blood of the beast that shall be slain ,
may be pressed out upon it .(:
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roll a great stone unto me this day .
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Againe Saul said ,
Goe abroade among the people ,
and bid them bring me euery man his oxe ,
and euery man his sheepe ,
and slay them here ,
and eate and sinne not against the Lord in eating with the blood ;
ye people brought euery man his oxe in his hand that night , &
amp ;
slew them there .
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Then Saul made an altar vnto the Lorde ,
and that was the first altar that he made vnto the Lord .
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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 (
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To ask counsel from him .(:
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draw near hither unto God .
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So Saul asked of God ,
saying ,
Shall I goe downe after ye Philistims ?
wilt thou deliuer them into the hands of Israel ?
But he answered him not at that time .
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And Saul said ,
All ye chiefe of the people ,
come ye hither ,
and knowe ,
and see by whom this sinne is done this day .
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For as the Lord liueth ,
which saueth Israel ,
though it be done by Ionathan my sonne ,
he shall dye the death .
But none of all the people answered him .
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Then he saide vnto all Israel ,
Be ye on one side ,
and I and Ionathan my sonne will be on the other side ;
the people saide vnto Saul ,
Doe what thou thinkest best .
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Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel ,
Give (
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Cause the lot to fall on him that has broken the oath ,
but he does not consider his presumption in commanding the same oath .(:
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a perfect [
lot ].
And Saul and Jonathan were taken :
but the people escaped .
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And Saul saide ,
Cast lot betweene me and Ionathan my sonne ;
Ionathan was taken .
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Then Saul said to Ionathan ,
Tell me what thou hast done ;
Ionathan tolde him , &
amp ;
said ,
I tasted a litle hony with the ende of the rod ,
that was in mine hand ,
and loe ,
I must die .
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Againe Saul answered ,
God doe so &
amp ;
more also ,
vnlesse thou die the death ,
Ionathan .
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And the people said unto Saul , (
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The people thought it their duty to rescue him ,
who out of ignorance had broken a rash law ,
and by whom they had received so great a benefit .(:
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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 .
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Then Saul came vp from the Philistims :
and the Philistims went to their owne place .
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So Saul helde the kingdome ouer Israel ,
and fought against all his enemies on euery side ,
against Moab ,
and against the children of Ammon ,
and against Edom ,
and against the Kings of Zobah ,
and against the Philistims :
and whithersoeuer he went ,
he handled them as wicked men .
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And he gathered an host ,
and smote the (
note :)
As the Lord had commanded , (
Deu_25
:17 ).(:
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Amalekites ,
and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them .