1 Samuel 14:39 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

None of those who either saw Jonathan eating, or heard of it, informed against him; partly because they were satisfied that his ignorance excused him, and that there was some other reason of God's not answering; and partly from their great love to Jonathan, whom they would not expose to death for so small an offence.

1 Samuel 14:39

39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.