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1 Samuel 14:40-44

1 Samuel 14:40

Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”

1 Samuel 14:41

Therefore, Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give a perfect lot.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected by lot, but the people were exonerated.

1 Samuel 14:42

Then Saul said, “Cast lots between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected by lot.

1 Samuel 14:43

So Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, and said, “I did indeed taste a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die!”

1 Samuel 14:44

And Saul said, “May God do the same to me and more also, for you shall certainly die, Jonathan!”