1 Samuel 14:26 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁶ And the people came into the woods and saw the honey, dripping. But no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ When the men entered the wood, behold, the honey was dripping, but no man tasted it, for the men feared the oath.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁶ But even when they came across the honeycomb with the honey still flowing, no one ate any of it because the troops were afraid of the solemn pledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And so the people entered the forest, and there appeared flowing honey, but no one drew his hand near his mouth. For the people were afraid of the oath.

1 Samuel 14:26 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say, “Guard the sovereign’s command because of the oath before Elohim.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

It is the same for all: One event to the righteous and to the wrong; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; and to the one slaughtering and to the one not slaughtering. As is the good one, so is the sinner; the one swearing as the one fearing an oath.

Matthew 3:4

And Yoḥ

1 Samuel 14:25

And all they of the land came into the woods, and there was honey on the ground.