45. But the troops said to Saul, "Why should Jonathan die when he has won this great victory for Israel? No way! As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair off his head will fall to the ground, because he did this today with God’s help." So the troops rescued Jonathan, and he wasn’t executed.
46. Then Saul stopped chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines went back to their own country.
47. Saul secured his kingship over Israel. He fought against his enemies on every side: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the king of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he was victorious.
48. He acted heroically, defeating the Amalekites and rescuing Israel from the power of any who had plundered them.