1 Samuel 14:24

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Saul made a big mistake that day. He made this oath: “If any man eats food before evening comes, before I finish defeating my enemies, he will be under a curse.” He made the soldiers promise not to eat. So none of them ate anything.

Cross References

Joshua 6:26

At that time Joshua made this important promise. He said, “Whoever rebuilds Jericho will be in danger from the Lord. When he lays the foundation, he will lose his oldest son. When he sets up the gates, he will lose his youngest son.”

Romans 10:2

I can say this about them: They really try hard to follow God, but they don’t know the right way.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be separated from God—lost forever! Come, O Lord!

Proverbs 11:9

With their words hypocrites can destroy their neighbors. But with what they know, good people can escape.

Psalm 18:47

He is the God who punishes my enemies for me, the one who puts people under my control.

Judges 5:2

“The men of Israel prepared for battle. They volunteered to go to war. Praise the Lord!

Judges 1:28

Later, the Israelites grew stronger and forced the Canaanites to work as slaves for them. But the Israelites could not force all the Canaanites to leave their land.

Numbers 21:2

Then the Israelites made a special promise to the Lord: “Please help us defeat these people. If you do this, we will give their cities to you. We will totally destroy them.”

Leviticus 27:29

If this gift is a person, that person cannot be bought back. That person must be killed.

Numbers 5:21

If that is true, you will have much trouble when you drink this special water. You will not be able to have any children. And if you are pregnant now, your baby will die. And the Lord will cause your people to speak evil of you and curse you.’ “Then the priest must tell the woman to make an oath. She must agree for the Lord to cause these things to happen to her if she lies.

1 Samuel 14:25

Because of the fighting, the people went into some woods. Then they saw a honeycomb on the ground. The Israelites went up to the honeycomb, but they didn’t eat any of it. They were afraid to break the promise.

1 Samuel 14:39

I swear by the Lord who saves Israel, that even if my own son Jonathan sinned, he must die.” None of the people said a word.

1 Samuel 18:25

Saul told them, “Say this to David, ‘David, the king doesn’t want you to pay money for his daughter. He wants to get even with his enemy, so the price for marrying his daughter is 100 Philistine foreskins.’” That was Saul’s secret plan. He thought the Philistines would kill David.

Leviticus 5:4

“You might make a quick promise to do something—it makes no difference if it is bad or good. People make many kinds of quick promises. You might make such a promise and forget it. When you remember your promise, you must pay a fine because you did not keep it.