²³ And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.

²⁴ And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, `Cursed [is] the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the people hath tasted food.

²⁵ And all [they of] the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;