1 Samuel 14:41 - Easy To Read Version

Then Saul prayed, “Lord, God of Israel, why haven’t you answered your servant today? If I or my son Jonathan have sinned, Lord God of Israel, give Urim. If your people Israel have sinned, give Thummim. [133]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Give a perfect lot and show the right. And Saul and Jonathan were taken [by lot], but the other men went free.

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped.

Common English Bible

Then Saul asked the LORD God of Israel, “Why haven’t you answered your servant today? If the wrongdoing is mine or my son Jonathan’s, respond with Urim, but if the wrongdoing belongs to your people Israel, respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the troops were cleared.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel: "O Lord, God of Israel, grant a sign: Why is it that you will not respond to your servant this day? If this iniquity is in me, or in my son Jonathan, grant an indication. Or if this iniquity is in your people, grant a sanctification." And Jonathan and Saul were discovered, but the people were released.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Saul said to the Lord: O Lord God of Israel, give a sign, by which we may know, what the meaning is, that thou answerest not thy servant to-day. If this iniquity be in me, or in my son Jonathan, give a proof: or if this iniquity be in thy people, give holiness. And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.

1 Samuel 14:41 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 16:33

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “We should throw lots {\cf2\super [6]} to learn why these troubles are happening to us.”

Acts 1:26

Then the apostles used lots {\cf2\super [16]} to choose one of the two men. The lots showed that Matthias was the one that the Lord wanted. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

1 Samuel 14:40

Then Saul said to all the Israelites, “You stand on this side. I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.”

1 Samuel 14:42

Saul said, “Throw them again to show who is guilty—me or my son Jonathan.” Jonathan was chosen.