And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground — the people intercede for Jonathan, recognizing that he was the instrument of the great victory. They swear that he must not be harmed. for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not — the army collectively refuses to execute Jonathan, rescuing him from Saul's judgment. This confrontation reveals Saul's rigid legalism and the people's sense of justice and gratitude.

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