And Saul said, “Cast lots between my son Jonathan and me.” So Jonathan was taken.
Parallel translations
- WEB Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
- KJV And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
- BSB Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
- NASB Then Saul said, “Cast lots between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected by lot.
- NLT Then Saul said, “Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan.” And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one.
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Quick answer
A further casting of lots between Saul and Jonathan selects Jonathan as the one in question.
Overview
The lot singles out Jonathan, bringing the inquiry to its tragic climax. Though the process points to him, the reader knows his 'offense' was committed in ignorance and was in no true sense sin against God. The narrowing of the lot heightens the tension between Saul's rash oath and the innocence of his faithful son.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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