Talált 444 Eredmények: end of Saul's reign
Saul then said, 'Scatter among the people and say, "Everyone is to bring his bullock or his sheep to me here." You will slaughter them here and eat, and not sin against Yahweh by eating with the blood.' Each individual brought what he happened to have that night, and they all slaughtered in the same place. (1 Samuel 14, 34)
Saul built an altar to Yahweh; it was the first altar he had built to Yahweh. (1 Samuel 14, 35)
Saul said, 'Let us go down under cover of dark and plunder the Philistines until dawn; we shall not leave one of them alive.' 'Do whatever you think right,' they replied. But the priest said, 'Let us approach God here.' (1 Samuel 14, 36)
Saul consulted God, 'Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you hand them over to Israel?' But he gave him no reply that day. (1 Samuel 14, 37)
Saul then said, 'Come forward, all you leaders of the people; consider carefully where today's sin may lie; (1 Samuel 14, 38)
He then said to all Israel, 'Stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will stand on the other.' And the people replied to Saul, 'Do as you think right.' (1 Samuel 14, 40)
Saul then said, 'Yahweh, God of Israel, why did you not answer your servant today? Yahweh, God of Israel, if the fault lies with me or with my son Jonathan, give urim: if the fault lies with your people Israel, give thummim.' Jonathan and Saul were indicated and the people went free. (1 Samuel 14, 41)
Saul said, 'Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan,' and Jonathan was indicated. (1 Samuel 14, 42)
Saul said, 'May God bring unnameable ills on me, and worse ones too, if you do not die, Jonathan!' (1 Samuel 14, 44)
But the people said to Saul, 'Must Jonathan die after winning this great victory for Israel? We will never allow that! As Yahweh lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for his deeds today have been done with the help of God.' And so the people ransomed Jonathan and he was not put to death. (1 Samuel 14, 45)
Saul decided not to pursue the Philistines, and the Philistines retired to their own territory. (1 Samuel 14, 46)
Saul consolidated his rule over Israel and made war on all his enemies on all fronts: on Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the king of Zobah and the Philistines; whichever way he turned, he was victorious. (1 Samuel 14, 47)