1 Samuel 14:27

God's Word

Jonathan hadn’t heard that his father forced the troops to take an oath. So he stretched out the tip of the staff he had in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he put it to his mouth, his eyes lit up.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my son, because it is good. Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet.

Proverbs 25:26

⌞Like⌟ a muddied spring and a polluted well, ⌞so⌟ is a righteous person who gives in to a wicked person.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father forced the troops to take a solemn oath: ‘Cursed is anyone who eats food today.’ ” Now, the army was exhausted.

1 Samuel 14:29

Jonathan answered, “My father has brought trouble to the country. See how my eyes lit up when I tasted a little of this honey?

1 Samuel 14:43

“Tell me,” Saul asked Jonathan. “What did you do?” So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey on the tip of the staff I had in my hand. And for that I am to die?”

1 Samuel 30:12

They gave him a slice of fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived. (He hadn’t eaten any food or drunk any water for three whole days.)