1 Samuel 14:45

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.

And the people {H5971} said {H559} unto Saul {H7586}, Shall Jonathan {H3129} die {H4191}, who hath wrought {H6213} this great {H1419} salvation {H3444} in Israel {H3478}? God forbid {H2486}: as the LORD {H3068} liveth {H2416}, there shall not one hair {H8185} of his head {H7218} fall {H5307} to the ground {H776}; for he hath wrought {H6213} with God {H430} this day {H3117}. So the people {H5971} rescued {H6299} Jonathan {H3129}, that he died {H4191} not.

But the people said to Sha'ul, "Must Y'honatan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Isra'el? Heaven forbid! As ADONAI lives, not one hair of his head will fall to the ground; because he worked with God today!" In this way the people rescued Y'honatan, so that he didn't die.

But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it: as Jehovah 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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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 14:11 (8 votes)

    Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

  • Luke 21:18 (8 votes)

    But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

  • Acts 27:34 (8 votes)

    Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

  • 1 Kings 1:52 (5 votes)

    And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

  • Matthew 10:30 (4 votes)

    But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

  • Acts 15:12 (3 votes)

    Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.