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1 Samuel 14:43

Listen to 1 Samuel 14:43
43 Disse ent茫o Saul a J么natas: Declara-me o que fizeste. E J么natas lho declarou, dizendo: Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na m茫o; eis-me pronto a morrer.

1 Samuel 14:43 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:43

Then Saul said to Jonathan, tell me what thou hast done
What sin he had committed, the lot having fallen on him, and found him out:

and Jonathan told him;
the whole of the matter, all the truth, without any reserve:

and said, I did but take a little honey with the end of the rod
that was in mine hand;
he speaks of the fact as a trivial thing, as if it was not deserving of death, though he was willing to submit to it; yet it seems strange he should say nothing of his ignorance of the charge and oath of Saul, and plead that in excuse of it; though Josephus F8 makes him to take notice of it: and, "lo, I must die"; am condemned to die, as the Targum; for which he was prepared and ready, being willing to testify an entire subjection to his father's authority and will. Josephus F9 represents him speaking with a generosity and greatness of soul, after this manner,

``death is most sweet to me, which is for the sake of maintaining thy piety and religion; and after so glorious a victory, it is the greatest consolation to me to leave the Hebrews conquerors of the Philistines.''


FOOTNOTES:

F8 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6. sect. 4.
F9 lbid.
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1 Samuel 14:43 In-Context

41 Falou, pois, Saul ao Senhor Deus de Israel: Mostra o que 茅 justo. E J么natas e Saul foram tomados por sorte, e o povo saiu livre.
42 Ent茫o disse Saul: Lan莽ai a sorte entre mim e J么natas, meu filho. E foi tomado J么natas.
43 Disse ent茫o Saul a J么natas: Declara-me o que fizeste. E J么natas lho declarou, dizendo: Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na m茫o; eis-me pronto a morrer.
44 Ao que disse Saul: Assim me fa莽a Deus, e outro tanto, se tu, certamente, n茫o morreres, J么natas.
45 Mas o povo disse a Saul: Morrer谩, porventura, J么natas, que operou esta grande salva莽茫o em Israel? Tal n茫o suceda! como vive o Senhor, n茫o lhe h谩 de cair no ch茫o um s贸 cabelo da sua cabe莽a! pois com Deus fez isso hoje. Assim o povo livrou J么natas, para que n茫o morresse.
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