1 Samuel 14:24-29

²⁴Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

²⁵Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

²⁶And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

²⁷Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

²⁸Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

²⁹“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

— 1 Samuel 14:24-29

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Cross References for 1 Samuel 14:24-29

• Joshua 6:26
• 1 Samuel 14:43
• 1 Kings 18:18
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• Romans 10:2
• 1 Samuel 30:12
• Leviticus 27:29
• Judges 11:30-31
• Ecclesiastes 9:2
• Numbers 21:2

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