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.
King James Version
In Context
42And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Proverbs 18:18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Acts 1:24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:37-47
Jonathan Condemned to Die; Jonathan Rescued. ( b. c. 1067.) 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief… Read the whole commentary →