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1 Samuel 14:40

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Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

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  1. 1 Samuel 14:38

    And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

  2. 1 Samuel 14:39

    For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

  3. 1 Samuel 14:41

    Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

  4. 1 Samuel 14:42

    And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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