King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:42
“And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 14
40
Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
41
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect [lot]. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
42
And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
43
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine hand, [and], lo, I must die.
44
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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