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1 Samuel 14:42

1 Samuel 14:42
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Saul said, cast lots between me and Jonathan my son,..... Which showed his regard strict justice, and that he had no…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And Jonathan was taken - The object of the inquiry most evidently was, "Who has gone contrary to the king's adjuration…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 14:36-46

Here is, I. Saul's boasting against the Philistines. He proposed, as soon as his soldiers had got their suppers, to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

And Saul said, &c. Again the Sept. text is fuller. "And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son: whomsoever…