1 Samuel 14:27

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But Jonathan had not heard when his father charged the people with the oath. So he dipped the end of the rod in his hand into a honeycomb and put it to his mouth, and his [weary] eyes brightened.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring is a righteous man who yields, falls down, and compromises his integrity before the wicked.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the men told him, Your father strictly charged the men with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats any food today. And the people were exhausted and faint.

1 Samuel 14:29

Then Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 14:43

Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what you have done. And Jonathan said, I tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. And behold, I must die.

1 Samuel 30:12

And a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his spirit returned to him, for he had eaten no food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.