1 Samuel 14:27

New English Translation

But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, his eyes gleamed.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then someone from the army informed him, “Your father put the army under a strict oath saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.”

1 Samuel 14:29

Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 14:43

So Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him, “I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey. I must die!”

1 Samuel 30:12

They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.