1 Samuel 14:28

Easy To Read Version

One of the soldiers told Jonathan, “Your father forced the soldiers to make a special promise. Your father said that any man who eats today will be punished! {So the men have not eaten anything.} That is why the men are weak.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:24

But Saul made a big mistake that day. [132] The Israelites were tired and hungry. This was because Saul forced the people to make this promise: Saul said, “If any man eats food before evening comes and before I finish defeating my enemies, then that man will be punished!” So none of the Israelite soldiers ate any food.

1 Samuel 14:27

But Jonathan didn’t know about that promise. Jonathan didn’t hear his father force the people to make that promise. Jonathan had a stick in his hand. He dipped the end of the stick into the honeycomb and pulled out some honey. He ate the honey and began to feel much better.

1 Samuel 14:29

Jonathan said, “My father has brought a lot of trouble to the land! See how much better I feel after just tasting a little of this honey!

1 Samuel 14:43

Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.”