26When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out, yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.


In Context

23 So the Lord rescued Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.

24 Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, "Cursed be any man who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!" So none of the troops tasted food.

25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.

26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out, yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

28 Then one of the soldiers told him, "Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, 'Cursed be any man who eats food today!' That is why the men are faint."

1st Samuel 14:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the people had come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26When the people were come to the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And 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.