^{44 Ref} And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'

^{45 Ref} And the people say unto Saul, `Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? -- a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;' and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.