1Samuel:14:24-30
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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 .
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And all they of the land came to a wood ;
and there was honey upon the ground .
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And when the people were come into the wood ,
behold ,
the honey dropped ;
but no man put his hand to his mouth :
for the people feared the oath .
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But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath :
wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand ,
and dipped it in an honeycomb ,
and put his hand to his mouth ;
and his eyes were enlightened .
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Then answered one of the people ,
and said ,
Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath ,
saying ,
Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day .
And the people were faint .
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Then said Jonathan ,
My father hath troubled the land :
see ,
I pray you ,
how mine eyes have been enlightened ,
because I tasted a little of this honey .
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How much more ,
if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found ?
for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines ?