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13 Saul was thirty[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-[b] two years. 2 Saul chose three thousand men from Israel; two thousand were with him at Mikmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. The rest of the men he sent back to their homes. 3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul had the trumpet blown throughout the land and said, “Let the Hebrews hear!” 4 So all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel has become obnoxious to the Philistines.” And the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal. 5 The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand[c] chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven. 6 When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns. 7 Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking with fear. 8 He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter. 9 So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” And Saul offered up the burnt offering. 10 Just as he finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. 11 “What have you done?” asked Samuel. Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, 12 I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” 13 “You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. 14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.” 15 Then Samuel left Gilgal[d] and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin, and Saul counted the men who were with him. They numbered about six hundred. 16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah[e] in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash. 17 Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three detachments. One turned toward Ophrah in the vicinity of Shual, 18 another toward Beth Horon, and the third toward the borderland overlooking the Valley of Zeboyim facing the wilderness. 19 Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!” 20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles[f] sharpened. 21 The price was two-thirds of a shekel[g] for sharpening plow points and mattocks, and a third of a shekel[h] for sharpening forks and axes and for repointing goads. 22 So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them. 23 Now a detachment of Philistines had gone out to the pass at Mikmash. 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.[i] 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.)[j] 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.[k] 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,[l] 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[m] of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.[n] 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. 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[b] 16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. 22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” 23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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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।