1 Samuel 11:13

1Sa 11:13 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.