1 Samuel 14:29

New American Bible - revised edition

Jonathan replied: “My father brings trouble to the land. Look how bright my eyes are because I had this little taste of honey.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:18

He answered, “It is not I who disturb Israel, but you and your father’s house, by forsaking the commands of the Lord and you by following the Baals.

Psalm 13:3

How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “What misery have you caused us? May the Lord bring misery upon you today!” And all Israel stoned him to death. They burnt them with fire and they stoned them.

1 Samuel 14:28

At this, one of the soldiers spoke up: “Your father put the people under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the one who takes food today!’ As a result the people are weakened.”

1 Samuel 14:30

What is more, if the army had eaten freely of the enemy’s plunder when they came across it today, surely the slaughter of the Philistines would have been the greater by now!” Consuming the Blood.