³⁹ For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

⁴⁴ And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

⁵ And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

²⁴ And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food.

⁶ And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

³¹ For while the son of Jesse is living on the earth, your position is unsafe and your kingdom is in danger. So make him come here to me, for it is certainly right for him to be put to death.

¹⁶ And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

¹⁰ And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

² Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.