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,[a] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, “Cast the lot(A) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have “Why … at fault.

Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(A) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(B)

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