24 and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had[a] placed the troops under an oath:(A) “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

25 Everyone[b] went into the forest, and there was honey on the ground. 26 When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it[c] because they feared the oath.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:24 LXX adds committed a great act of ignorance and
  2. 14:25 Lit All the land
  3. 14:26 Lit but there was none who raised his hand to his mouth

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