1 Samuel 14:46
44 And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
45 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.
Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
47 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
- KJV
- Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
- WEB
- Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
- ASV
- Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
- DARBY
- And Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
- BLB
- And Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
- ÅB
- Men Saul holdt opp med å forfølge filistrene og dro hjem, og filistrene dro tilbake til sitt land.
- OTB
- Da opphørte Saul å forfølge filisterne, og filisterne vendte tilbake til sitt eget sted.
- B1930
- Men Saul holdt op med å forfølge filistrene og drog hjem, og filistrene drog tilbake til sitt land.