1 Samuel 14:24

The Message

Saul did something really foolish that day. He addressed the army: “A curse on the man who eats anything before evening, before I’ve wreaked vengeance on my enemies!” None of them ate a thing all day.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:9

The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.

Leviticus 27:29

“No human who has been devoted to destruction can be redeemed. He must be put to death. * * *

Leviticus 5:4

“Or if you impulsively swear to do something, whether good or bad—some rash oath that just pops out—and you aren’t aware of what you’ve done at the time, but later you come to realize it and you’re guilty in any of these cases;

Numbers 21:2

Israel vowed a vow to God: “If you will give this people into our power, we’ll destroy their towns and present the ruins to you as a holy destruction.”

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone won’t love the Master, throw him out. Make room for the Master!

Joshua 6:26

Joshua swore a solemn oath at that time: Cursed before God is the man who sets out to rebuild this city Jericho. He’ll pay for the foundation with his firstborn son, he’ll pay for the gates with his youngest son.

Judges 5:2

When they let down their hair in Israel, they let it blow wild in the wind. The people volunteered with abandon, bless God!

1 Samuel 14:25

There were honeycombs here and there in the fields. But no one so much as put his finger in the honey to taste it, for the soldiers to a man feared the curse. But Jonathan hadn’t heard his father put the army under oath. He stuck the tip of his staff into some honey and ate it. Refreshed, his eyes lit up with renewed vigor.