1 Samuel 14:27

New International Version

But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

Cross References

1 Samuel 30:12

part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.

1 Samuel 14:43

Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!”

1 Samuel 14:29

Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.