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1 Samuel 14:25-32
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 14
25
All
the people of
the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
26
When the people entered the forest, behold,
there was
honey dripping; but no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
27
However, Jonathan had not heard
it
when his father put the people under oath; so he put out the end of the staff that
was
in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
28
Then one of the people responded and said, 'Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’?' And the people were weary.
29
Then Jonathan said, 'My father has troubled the land. See now that my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
30
How much more, if only the people had freely eaten today of the spoils of their enemies which they found! For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.'
31
They attacked the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. But the people were very tired.
32
So the people loudly rushed upon the spoils, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered
them
on the ground; and the people ate
them
with the blood.
King James Version
Chapter 14
25
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
26
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.
29
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
32
And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 14
25
Everyone went into the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
26
When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it 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. When he ate the honey, he had renewed energy.
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."
29
Jonathan replied, "My father has brought trouble to the land. Just look at how I have renewed energy because I tasted a little of this honey.
30
How much better if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Then the slaughter of the Philistines would have been much greater."
31
The Israelites struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash all the way to Aijalon. Since the Israelites were completely exhausted,
32
they rushed to the plunder, took sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, slaughtered them on the ground, and ate meat with the blood still in it.
New Living Translation
Chapter 14
25
even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.
26
They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.
27
But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.
28
But one of the men saw him and said, 'Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.'
29
My father has made trouble for us all!' Jonathan exclaimed. 'A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.
30
If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!'
31
They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint.
32
That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood.
English Standard Version
Chapter 14
25
Now when all the people came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground.
26
And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
27
But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
28
Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’" And the people were faint.
29
Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.
30
How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies that they found. For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great."
31
They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint.
32
The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood.
New International Version
Chapter 14
25
The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.
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. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
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."
29
Jonathan said, "My father has made trouble 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 to Aijalon, they were exhausted.
32
They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.
New King James Version
Chapter 14
25
Now all
the people
of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground.
26
And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
27
But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that
was
in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his countenance brightened.
28
Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed
is
the man who eats food this day.’ ” And the people were faint.
29
But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
30
How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now would there not have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?”
31
Now they had driven back the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. So the people were very faint.
32
And the people rushed on the spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered
them
on the ground; and the people ate
them
with the blood.
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