1 Samuel 14:26
24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
- KJV
- And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
- WEB
- When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
- ASV
- And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
- DARBY
- And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
- BLB
- And the people had come into the forest, and there was the honey dripping, and no one put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath.
- ÅB
- og med det samme folket kom inn i skogen, fikk de se en hel strøm av honning; men ingen av folket førte sin hånd til munnen av frykt for eden.
- OTB
- Og da folket kom inn i skogen, se, honningen dryppet, men ingen rakte hånden til munnen, for folket fryktet eden.
- B1930
- og med det samme folket kom inn i skogen, fikk de se en hel strøm av honning; men ingen av folket førte sin hånd til munnen av frykt for eden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 9:2
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
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