1Samuel:14:24-48

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* And the men of Israel were distressed on that day , for Saul took an oath of the people , saying , Cursed shall be the man who eats food until the evening , when I have been avenged on my foes . And none of the people tasted food . * And all those of the land came into a forest , and there was honey on the ground . * And the people came into the forest ; and behold , a flow of honey ! But no man put his hand to his mouth , for the people feared the oath . * And Jonathan did not hear when his father made the people swear . And he put out the tip of the staff in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb . And he put his hand to his mouth , and his eyes brightened . * And one of the people answered and said , Your father certainly took an oath of the people , saying , Cursed shall be the man who eats food today . And the people were weak . * And Jonathan said , My father has troubled the land . See , now , that my eyes became bright , for I tasted this little honey . * How much more if the people had eaten well today of this spoil of its enemies which it has found . For now would not the blow among the Philistines have not been great . * And they struck the Philistines on that day from Michmash to Aijalon , and the people were very weak . * And the people fell on the spoil , and took sheep , and oxen , and sons of the herd , and slaughtered them to the ground . And the people ate with the blood . * And they told Saul , saying , Behold , the people are sinning against Jehovah , to eat with the blood . And he said , You have acted treacherously . Now roll me a great stone today . * And Saul said , Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them , Each one bring his ox near to me , and each his sheep , and you slaughter here , and eat ; and you shall not sin against Jehovah , to eat with the blood . And each of all the people brought near his ox in his hand that night , and they slaughtered there . * And Saul built an altar to Jehovah . With it he began to build an altar to Jehovah . * And Saul said Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light , and not a man remains among them . And they said , Do all that is good in your eyes . And the priest said , Let us draw near here to God . * And Saul asked of God , Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel ? But He did not answer him on that day . * And Saul said , All leaders of the people draw near here , and know and see how this sin has happened today . * For as Jehovah lives , who delivers Israel , surely if it is my son Jonathan , he shall certainly die . And no one answered him from all the people . * And he said to all Israel , You be on one side , and my son Jonathan and I will be on another side . And the people said to Saul , Do that which is good in your eyes . * And Saul said to Jehovah , the God of Israel , Give a perfect lot . And Jonathan and Saul were taken , and the people went out . * And Saul said , Cast between me and my son Jonathan . And Jonathan was taken . * And Saul said to Jonathan , Tell me , what did you do ? And Jonathan told him , and said , I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff in my hand . Behold , I am here ; I will die . * And Saul said , God do so and more also , for you shall surely die , Jonathan . * And the people said to Saul , Shall Jonathan die , he who did this great deliverance in Israel ? Far be it ! As Jehovah lives , there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground , for he has worked with God this day . And the people rescued Jonathan , and he did not die . * And Saul went up from following the Philistines . And the Philistines went to their own place . * And Saul took the kingdom over Israel , and fought against all his enemies all around , with Moab , and with the sons of Ammon , and with Edom , and with the kings of Zobah , and with the Philistines , and wherever he turned , he put them to the worse . * And he acted with force and struck Amalek , and delivered Israel from the hand of their plunderers .

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