1Sa_14:40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
Ver. 40. Do what seemeth good unto thee.] So they had said once before. {1Sa_14:36} Silken words must be given to princes as she in the story said. {a} But when Saul spake of putting Jonathan to death, there was first altum silentium {1Sa_14:39} and then an absolute opposition, {1Sa_14:45} and a forcible rescue.