1 Samuel 14:45
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Cross-references
In 1 Samuel 14:23, God saved Israel that day — the victory Jonathan helped achieve, which the people cite to spare his life in 14:45.
1 Samuel 19:5 uses the same phrase 'wrought a great salvation' for David's victory, echoing the people's description of Jonathan's exploit.
1 Samuel 11:13 parallels this: Saul spares lives, saying 'not a man shall die' because the LORD worked salvation — same mercy after divine deliverance.
1 Samuel 20:2 echoes this: Jonathan says 'Far from it! You shall not die' to David — same denial formula as the people used for him.
1 Samuel 22:17 shows Saul's servants refusing to kill priests — mirroring the people's refusal to let Jonathan die, both disobey an unjust order.
In 2 Samuel 14:11, the same idiom 'not one hair shall fall' is used by David to guarantee protection, echoing the people's pledge for Jonathan.
1 Kings 1:52 uses the identical phrase 'not one hair shall fall' as Solomon's conditional promise to Adonijah, mirroring the protection idiom.
Luke 21:18 promises 'not a hair of your head will perish' during persecution, directly echoing the people's assurance for Jonathan.
Acts 27:34 uses 'not a hair will perish' as Paul's guarantee of safety during the shipwreck, repeating the same protective idiom.
Luke 12:7 uses the same hair metaphor — Jesus says God numbers every hair, assuring value and safety, echoing 'not a hair shall fall'.
Judges 11:35 shows Jephthah's rash vow he cannot break, similar to Saul's oath that endangered Jonathan, but with tragic outcome.