1 Samuel 14:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁴ And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ But the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had caused them to take an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats any food before evening and until I have taken vengeance on my enemies. So none of the men tasted any food.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Now the Israelite soldiers were in a difficult situation that day because Saul had bound the troops by a solemn pledge: “Anyone who eats anything before evening when I have taken revenge on my enemies is doomed.” So none of the army ate anything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ And the men of Israel were joined together on that day. And Saul made the people swear, saying, "Cursed be the man who will eat bread, until evening, until I am avenged of my enemies." And the entire people did not consume bread.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ And the men of Israel were joined together that day; and Saul adjured the people, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:24 Cross References

Psalm 18:47

the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me;

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Leviticus 27:29

No one devoted, who is to be utterly destroyed from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall be put to death.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if any one utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that men swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it he shall in any of these be guilty.

Numbers 21:2

And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, “If thou wilt indeed give this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”

Numbers 5:21

then’ (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) ‘the Lord make you an execration and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell;

Romans 10:2

I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!

Joshua 6:26

Joshua laid an oath upon them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man that rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. “At the cost of his first-born shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates.”

Judges 1:28

When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

Judges 5:2

“That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord!

1 Samuel 14:25

And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.

1 Samuel 14:39

For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

1 Samuel 18:25

Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no marriage present except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.’ ” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.