1 Samuel 14:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it[a] because they feared the oath. 27 However, Jonathan had not heard his father make the troops swear the oath. He reached out with the end of the staff he was carrying and dipped it into the honeycomb.(A) When he ate the honey,[b] he had renewed energy.(B) 28 Then, one of the troops said, “Your father made the troops solemnly swear, ‘The man who eats food today is cursed,’ and the troops are exhausted.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:26 Lit but there was none who raised his hand to his mouth
- 1 Samuel 14:27 Lit he returned his hand to his mouth
1 Samuel 14:26-28
New International Version
26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.(A) He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[a] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29
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