And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
Ver. 13. There shall not a man be put to death this day.] Mitisima sors est Regnorum sub Rege novo. a But this held not long with Saul; witness his dealing with David, Jonathan, the Lord's priests, &c. He was never right.
For today the Lord hath wrought, &c.] Therefore this day shall not be obscured or fouled with shedding of blood. So the citizens of Berne, for joy of the reformation there wrought, pardoned a couple of traitors, and gave liberty to all their exiles to return home again. b
a Claudian.
b Scultet., Annal.