1 Samuel 14:24 - New Revised Standard Version

Now Saul committed a very rash act on that day. He had laid an oath on the troops, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before it is evening and I have been avenged on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted food.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had caused them to take an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats any food before evening and until I have taken vengeance on my enemies. So none of the men tasted any food.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

Common English Bible

Now the Israelite soldiers were in a difficult situation that day because Saul had bound the troops by a solemn pledge: “Anyone who eats anything before evening when I have taken revenge on my enemies is doomed.” So none of the army ate anything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the men of Israel were joined together on that day. And Saul made the people swear, saying, "Cursed be the man who will eat bread, until evening, until I am avenged of my enemies." And the entire people did not consume bread.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the men of Israel were joined together that day; and Saul adjured the people, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:24 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 18:47

the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me;

Proverbs 11:9

With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Leviticus 27:29

No human beings who have been devoted to destruction can be ransomed; they shall be put to death.

Leviticus 5:4

Or when any of you utter aloud a rash oath for a bad or a good purpose, whatever people utter in an oath, and are unaware of it, when you come to know it, you shall in any of these be guilty.

Numbers 21:2

Then Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into our hands, then we will utterly destroy their towns.”

Numbers 5:21

—let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse and say to the woman—“the Lord make you an execration and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your uterus drop, your womb discharge;

Romans 10:2

I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.

1 Corinthians 16:22

Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come!

Joshua 6:26

Joshua then pronounced this oath, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be anyone who tries to build this city—this Jericho! At the cost of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he shall set up its gates!”

Judges 1:28

When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not in fact drive them out.

Judges 5:2

“When locks are long in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly— bless the Lord!

1 Samuel 14:25

All the troops came upon a honeycomb; and there was honey on the ground.

1 Samuel 14:39

For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is in my son Jonathan, he shall surely die!” But there was no one among all the people who answered him.

1 Samuel 18:25

Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no marriage present except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged on the king's enemies.’ ” Now Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.