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29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land [with his foolish curse]. See how my [a]energy is restored because I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much better [it would have been] if only the people had eaten freely today from the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great.”

31 They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very tired.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:29 Lit eyes have brightened.

29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(A) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?”

31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash(B) to Aijalon,(C) they were exhausted.

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