And Jonathan answered. — Jonathan, remembering the effect of his quiet, earnest remonstrance on a previous occasion, again tried to deprecate his father’s unreasoning jealous anger, but this time to no purpose. A paroxysm of madness seized Saul, and he grasped the long spear leaning by his side, and with hate and fury in his eye raised the great war weapon to strike down his son.
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1 Samuel 20:32
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?