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Today's audio is from the CEB. Switch to the CEB to read along with the audio. 14 1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. 2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron. With him were about six hundred men, 3 among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh. No one was aware that Jonathan had left. 4 On each side of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez and the other Seneh. 5 One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba. 6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.” 7 “Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” 8 Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. 9 If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands.” 11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. “Look!” said the Philistines. “The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in.” 12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.” So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.” 13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. 14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre. 15 Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.[a] 16 Saul’s lookouts at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions. 17 Then Saul said to the men who were with him, “Muster the forces and see who has left us.” When they did, it was Jonathan and his armor-bearer who were not there. 18 Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (At that time it was with the Israelites.)[b] 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.” 20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle. They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords. 21 Those Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit. 23 So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven. 24 Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food. 25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. 26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[c] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.” 29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?” 31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted. 32 They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood. 33 Then someone said to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood in it.” “You have broken faith,” he said. “Roll a large stone over here at once.” 34 Then he said, “Go out among the men and tell them, ‘Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.’” So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there. 35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this. 36 Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.” “Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied. But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.” 37 So Saul asked God, “Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel’s hand?” But God did not answer him that day. 38 Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today. 39 As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die.” But not one of them said a word. 40 Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.” “Do what seems best to you,” they replied. 41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,[d] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!” 44 Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan.” 45 But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. 46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land. 47 After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings[e] of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.[f] 48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them. 49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua. The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal. 50 His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of Saul’s army was Abner son of Ner, and Ner was Saul’s uncle. 51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel. 52 All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service. 31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?” 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him. 33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.” 35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?” 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”[a] 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. 40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. 45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?” 46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied. 47 “You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?” 52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.” [The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.] 53 Then they all went home, 1 My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, 2 for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. 3 With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause. 4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship. 6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand. 7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. 8 May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes. 11 May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. 12 May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children. 13 May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out. 15 May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth. 16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted. 17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him. 18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil. 19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him. 20 May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me. 21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. 24 My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt. 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. 26 Help me, Lord my God; save me according to your unfailing love. 27 Let them know that it is your hand, that you, Lord, have done it. 28 While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice. 29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak. 30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord; in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him. 31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them. 5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. 6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin. 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright. 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1 शमूएल 14Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) जोनाथनले पलिश्तीहरूमाथि आक्रमण गर्छन् 14 एक दिन शाऊलका छोरा जोनाथनले तिनका हतियार बोक्ने युवकलाई भने, “हिंडे र बेंसीको पल्लो पट्टि पलिश्तीहरूको छाउनीमा जाऔं।” तर जोनाथनले यो कुरा आफ्ना पितालाई भनेन। 2 शाऊल पहाडको किनारा मिग्रोनमा एउटा अनारको रूखमुनि बसिरहेका थिए। छेवैमा खला पनि थियो। शाऊलसँग प्राय 600 मानिसहरू थिए। 3 एकजनाको नाउँ अहियाह थियो। अहिया ईकाबोदका भाइ अहीतूबका छोरा थिए। ईकाबोद पीनहासका छोरा थिए। पीनहास एलीका छोरा थिए। अहिले एली शीलोमा परमप्रभुको पूजाहारी थिए। अहियाह पूजाहारी थिए अनि तिनले एपोद लगाएका थिए। यी मानिसहरूले जोनाथन गइसकेको कुरा चाल पाएनन्। 4 वाटोको दुवै पट्टि ठूला-ठूला चट्टानहरू थिए। जोनाथनले त्यही बेंसीको बाटो भएर पलिश्तीहरूको छाउनीमा पुग्ने निश्चय गरे। बाटोको एकापट्टि बोसेस नाउँ भएको एउटा ठूला चट्टान थियो र अर्को तर्फ सेन नाउँ गरेको अर्को चट्टान थियो। 5 एउटा ठूलो चट्टान भने उत्तरतिर मिकमाशलाई हेरिरहे झैं देखिन्थ्यो। अर्को चट्टानले भने दक्षिणतिर गिबालाई हेरिरहे झैं देखिन्थ्यो। 6 जोनाथनले आफ्नो हतियार बोक्ने युवा सहयोगीलाई भने, “आऊ, ती विदेशीहरूको छाउनीमा जाऔ। हुन सक्छ, परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई डराउनको निम्ति हामीलाई प्रयोग गर्नुहुनेछ। हामीसँग ज्यादा सैनिक होस् कि नहोस् परमप्रभुलाई कसैले रोक्न सक्दैन।” 7 जोनाथनको हतियार बोक्ने युवकले भन्यो, “तपाईंलाई जे राम्रो लाग्छ त्यहि गर्नुहोस्। म त तपाईंको साथमा छँदैछु।” 8 जोनाथनले भन्यो, “जाऔ! त्यो बेंसीबाट भएर सिधै पलिश्ती रक्षकहरू भएतिर जाऔं। हामी तिनीहरूले देख्ने गरी अघि बढौं। 9 यदि तिनीहरूले हामीलाई, ‘तिमीहरू त्यही उभिनु जबसम्म हामी त्यहाँ आइपुग्दैनौं’ भन्छन् भने हामी जहिंको तहीं उभिनेछौं। हामी अघि बढ्दैनौं। 10 तर यदि पलिश्तीहरूले हामीहरूलाई ‘अगाडि बढ’ भने, हामी तिनीहरू भएसम्म चढ्छौं। किनभने यो परमेश्वरको चिन्ह हो यो चिन्हको अर्थ हुनेछ परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई हराउनु हुनेछ।” 11 यसर्थ जोनाथन र तिनका सहयोगी पलिश्तीहरूले देख्ने गरी उभिए। पलिश्ती रक्षकहरूले भने, “हेर! हिब्रूहरू लुकेको खाल्टोबाट निस्केर आउँदैछन्।” 12 किल्लाको रक्षक पलिश्तीहरूले जोनाथन र तिनका सहायकलाई कराएर भने, “यहाँ आऊ, तिमीहरूलाई हामी पाठ सिकाउँने छौं।” जोनाथनले आफ्नो सहयोगीलाई भन्यो, “पहाड चढ्दा मेरो पछि आउनु, परमेश्वरले यसरी मिलाउनु भएको छ कि इस्राएलीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूलाई हराउने छ।” 13-14 जोनाथन हात खुट्टा टेकेर पहाडमाथि उक्ले। तिनका सहायक पनि पछि लागे। जोनाथन र तिनका सहायकले पलिश्तीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे। पहिलो आक्रमणमा तिनीहरूले बीसजना पलिश्तीहरूलाई आधा एकर जमीनमा मारे। जोनाथनले उसको अघाडि आएकाहरूसित लडाई गरिनै रहे। पछाडिबाट तिनका सहायक आए अनि घाईतेहरूलाई मारे। 15 मैदान, छाउनीमा र किल्लामा भएका सबै पलिश्ती सैनिकहरू डराउन थाले। यहाँसम्म भयो कि पलिश्तीहरूका वीरभन्दा वीर सैनिक पनि डराए। जमीन काम्यो र पलिश्ती सैनिकहरू साह्रै नै डराए। 16 शाऊलका रक्षकहरूले बिन्यामीन देशको गिबामा भएका पलिश्ती सैनिकहरू चारै दिशातिर भाग-भाग गरेको देखे। 17 शाऊलले आफ्ना छेवैमा भएका सैनिकहरूलाई भने, “सैनिकहरूको गन्ती गर। म यो जान्न चाहन्छु कि कसले छाउनी छोडे।” तिनीहरूले गन्ती गरे। छाउनीमा जोनाथन र तिनका सहायक थिएनन्। 18 शाऊलले अहियाहलाई भने, “परमेश्वरको पवित्र सन्दूक ल्याऊ!” (त्यस समय सन्दूक इस्राएलीहरूसँग नै थियो।) 19 शाऊल पूजाहारी अहियाहसँग कुरा गर्दैथिए। शाऊलले परमेश्वरको सुझाव पर्खिरहेका थिए। तर पलिश्तीहरूको छाउनीमा होहल्ला र अशान्ती अझै बढ्दै थियो। शाऊलको धैर्य खतम भइसकेको थियो। अन्त्यमा पूजाहारी अहियालाई शाऊलले भने, “अब भयो प्रार्थना गर्न बन्द गर, हात तल झार।” 20 शाऊलले आफ्ना सैनिकहरूलाई एकत्रित पारे र युद्धको निम्ति निस्किए। पलिश्ती सेनाहरू साँच्चै नै अलमल्ल परिरहेका थिए। तिनीहरूले एक-अर्कामा तिनीहरूको तरवार लिएर झगडा़ गर्न शुरू गरे। 21 केही हिब्रूहरू पनि पलिश्तीहरूसित तिनीहरूका नोकरहरू जस्तै त्यही छाउनीमा थिए। तिनीहरूले पनि पलिश्तीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे। तिनीहरू पनि इस्राएली शाऊल र जोनाथनसित मिले। 22 पलिश्ती सैनिकहरू भाग्दै छन् भन्ने खबर एप्रैमका पहाडी प्रदेशमा लुकेका सबै इस्राएलीहरूले सुने। यसैले ती इस्राएलीहरू पनि युद्धमा सामेल भएर पलिश्तीहरूलाई खेद्न थाले। 23 यसरी परमप्रभुले इस्राएलीहरूलाई त्यस दिन रक्षा गर्नुभयो। तिनीहरूले बेत-आवेनको पारिसम्मै लडाँईं लडे। सबै सैनिकहरू शाऊलका साथ थिए त्यहाँ झण्डै 10,000 पुरूष थिए। एप्रैमका पहाडी देशको प्रत्येक शहरमा युद्ध फैलियो। शाऊलले दोस्रो चोटि भूल गर्छन् 24 त्यस दिन शाऊलले ठूलो भूल गरे। इस्राएलीहरू भोका र थकित थिए, कारण शाऊलले शपथ खान लगाएका थिए, शाऊलको शपथ थियो, साँझ अघि कसैले केही खाने छैन। “अथवा मैले मेरो शत्रुहरूलाई पराजित नगरून्जेलसम्म खानेकुरा खाए त्यसलाई दण्ड दिइनेछ।” यसर्थ कुनै इस्राएली सैनिकले केही खाएनन्। 25-26 युद्धको कारणले मानिसहरू जंगलमा गए। तिनीहरूले भुईमा महको चाको देखे। मह भएसम्म तिनीहरू पुगेर पनि मह खाएनन्। शपथ तोडिने हुनाले डराए। 27 तर जोनाथनलाई शपथ बारे केही थाह थिएन। जोनाथनले आफ्ना पिताले जबरजस्ती मानिसहरूलाई शपथ खुवाएको कुरा सुनेका थिएनन्। एउटा लट्टी जोनाथनसँग थियो। उनले महको चाकामा लट्टी घुसारे र लठ्ठीमा मह ल्याएर केही मह खाए र फूर्तिलो अनुभव गरे। 28 एउटा सैनिकले जोनाथनलाई भन्यो, “तपाईंका पिताले मानिसहरूलाई एउटा शपथ खान लगाए। तपाईंका पिताले मानिसहरूलाई केही खाएमा दण्डित गरिने शपथ खुवाए। यसैले मानिसहरू भोकभोकै छन्। यसैले गर्दा मानिसहरू कमजोरी भए।” 29 जोनाथनले भने, “मेरो पिताले देशलाई समस्यामा हाल्नुभयो। हेर त मैले अलिकति मह चाखेको मात्र थिएँ कस्तो फूर्तिलो भएँ। 30 आज मानिसहरूले शत्रु पक्षबाट जे-जे भोजन ल्याएका थिए, ती सब खान पाएका भए कति राम्रो हुन्थ्यो। हामीले अझ धेरै पलिश्तीहरूलाई मार्न सक्थ्यौं।” 31 त्यस दिन इस्राएलीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूलाई हराए। तिनीहरू मिकमाश देखि अय्यालोन सम्मका बाटोभरी लडे। यसैले मानिसहरू थकित र भोका थिए। 32 तिनीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूबाट भेंडा, गाई र बाछाहरू खोसेका थिए। त्यस बेला इस्राएलका मानिसहरू यति भोका थिए कि तिनीहरूले ती पशुहरूलाई त्यही जमिनमा मारे र खाए। जबसम्म पशुहरूमा रगत थियो। 33 शाऊललाई एउटा मानिसले भन्यो, “हेर्नुहोस्! मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुको विरूद्धमा पाप गर्दैछन्। तिनीहरूले रगतै समेत मासु खाँदैछन्!” शाऊलले भने, “तिमीहरूले पाप गर्दैछौ। यहाँ एउटा ठूलो ढुङ्गालाई पल्टाऊ।” 34 फेरि शाऊलले भने, “मानिसहरूलाई गएर भन कि प्रत्येक मानिसले साँढे र भेंडा लिएर मकहाँ आओस्। यहाँ तिनीहरूले आफ्ना साँढे र भेंडा मार्नुपर्छ। परमप्रभु विरूद्ध पाप काम नगर! रगतै समेतको मासु नखाओ।” त्यस रात प्रत्येकले आ-आफ्नो पशुहरू ल्याएर त्यहाँ मारे। 35 शाऊलले परमप्रभुको निम्ति वेदी बनाए। शाऊल आफैंले वेदी बनाउन शुरू गरे। 36 शाऊलले भने, “आज राती हामी पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेट्ने छौं। हामीले तिनीहरूबाट प्रत्येक बस्तु खोस्ने छौं। हामीले तिनीहरू सबैलाई मार्ने छौं।” सैनिकहरूले जवाफ दिए, “तपाईंलाई जे राम्रो लाग्छ, त्यही गर्नुहोस्।” तर पूजाहारीले भने, “परमेश्वरलाई सोध।” 37 यसकारण शाऊलले परमेश्वरलाई सोधे, “के म पलिश्तीहरूलाई पछ्याउँदै खेदौं? के मलाई पलिश्तीहरूलाई हराउन दिनुहुन्छ?” तर परमेश्वरबाट कुनै जवाफ आएन। 38 यसले गर्दा शाऊलले भने, “सबै नेताहरूलाई मेरो समक्ष बोलाउनु, आज कसले पाप काम गर्यो, बुझौ। 39 म इस्राएलको रक्षा गर्ने परमप्रभुको शपथ खाँदै यो प्रतिज्ञा गर्छु, यहाँ सम्म कि मेरो छोरा जोनाथनले नै पाप गरेको छ भने पनि छोडिने छैन मर्ने छ।” तर कसैले पनि उनलाई केही भनेनन्। 40 यसकारण शाऊलले सबै इस्राएलीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू सबै एकतिर उभिनु। म र मेरो छोरा जोनाथन अर्कोतिर उभिन्छौ।” सबै सैनिकले भने, “तपाईंको जो इच्छा हजुर।” 41 तब शाऊलले प्रार्थना गर्न लागे, “परमप्रभु, इस्राएलको परमेश्वर, तपाईंले दासलाई आज किन जवाफ दिनुभएन, यदि मैले अथवा मेरो छोरा जोनाथनले कुनै पाप गरेको भए परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर ऊरीम दिनुहोस्। यदि तपाईंका इस्राएली मानिसहरूले पाप गरेका भए तुम्मीम दिनुहोस्।” यस प्रकारले शाऊल र जोनाथन चुनिएका थिए अन्य मानिसहरू चुनिएका थिएनन्। 42 शाऊलले भने, “अब म र मेरो छोरामा कसलाई दोष दिनु पर्ने हो? को दोषी हो?” जोनाथन चुनिएका थिए। 43 शाऊलले जोनाथनलाई भने, “मलाई भन्, तैले के गरिस्।” जोनाथनले शाऊललाई भन्यो, “मैले अलि कति लट्टीमा लागेको मह चाखें। यत्तिले नै म मर्नु पर्ने?” 44 शाऊलले भने, “यदि मैले गरेको प्रतिज्ञा पूरा गरिनँ भने परमेश्वरले मलाई खूबै नराम्रो गर्नुहुनेछ। यसर्थ जोनाथन मर्नै पर्छ।” 45 तर सबै सैनिकाहरूले भने, “आज जोनाथनले इस्राएललाई विजयी गरायो। के जोनाथन मर्नै पर्ने? होइन! हामी जीवित परमेश्वरको नाउँमा शपथ खान्छौ कि जोनाथनलाई कसैले हानि गर्न सक्दैन, उसको शिरको एउटा केशसम्म कसैले हल्लाउन सक्ने छैन। परमेश्वरले आज पलिश्तीहरूसँगको युद्धमा जोनाथनलाई सहायता गर्नुभएको छ।” यसरी मानिसहरूले जोनाथनलाई बचाए। तिनलाई मृत्युदण्ड दिइएन। 46 शाऊलले पलिश्तीहरूलाई खेदेनन्। पलिश्तीहरू आफ्नै ठाउँमा फर्किए। शाऊल इस्राएलका शत्रुसँग लडे 47 शऊलले इस्राएलमा पूरा अधिकार जमाए। शाऊल इस्राएल वरिपरिका शत्रुहरूसित लडे। शाऊल मोआबी, अम्मोनी, एदोमी, सीबाका राजा र पलिश्तीहरूसँग लडे। जहाँ-जहाँ गएर लडे शाऊलले इस्राएलका शत्रुहरूलाई हराए। 48 शाऊल अत्यन्तै साहसी थिए। शाऊलले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट सामान चीज-बीज खोस्न खोज्नहरूको हातबाट पनि इस्राएलीहरूलाई बचाए, शाऊलले यहाँ सम्म कि अमालेकीहरूलाई पनि हराए। 49 शाऊलको छोराहरू जोनाथन, यिश्वी र मल्कीशूअ थिए। शाऊलकी जेठी छोरीको नाउँ मेराब र कान्छी छोरीको नाउँ मीकल थियो। 50 शाऊलकी पत्नीको नाउँ अहीनोम थियो। अहीनोमचाहि अहीमासकी छोरी थिइन्। शाऊलका सेनापति नेरका छोरा अबनेर थिए। नेरचाहिं शाऊलका काका थिए। 51 शाऊलका पिता कीश र अबनेरका पिता नेरचाहि अबीएलका छोराहरू थिए। 52 शाऊल जीवनभरी नै साहसी थिए। पलिश्तीहरू विरूद्ध कठिन युद्ध लडे। जहिले पनि कुनै वीरलाई देखेमा शाऊलले आफ्नो सैनिक दलमा त्यसलाई सामेल गर्थे र आफ्नो छेवैमा राखेर राजाको रक्षक बनाउँथे।