Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”
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TSK · Proverbs 31:8
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Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
O royal family descended from David. The LORD says:‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.
However, Ahikam son of Shaphan used his influence to keep Jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people.
“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”