1 Samuel 14:29-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 (A)Jonathan replied: “My father brings trouble to the land. Look how bright my eyes are because I had this little taste of honey. 30 What is more, if the army had eaten freely of the enemy’s plunder when they came across it today, surely the slaughter of the Philistines would have been the greater by now!”
Consuming the Blood. 31 After the Philistines were routed that day from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were completely exhausted.
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