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23 So (A)Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle [a]spread beyond (B)Beth-aven.

Saul’s Oath Makes the People Weary

24 Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day. And Saul had (C)put the people under oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food [b]before evening and until I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food. 25 Now all the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:23 Lit passed over
  2. 1 Samuel 14:24 Lit until