1 Samuel 14:29

1 Samuel 14:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:29

27But Jonathan had not heard about the soldiers' promise to his father. He pushed the end of his stick into the honey. He took some honey on his fingers and he ate it. Then he felt stronger. 28One of the soldiers told Jonathan, ‘Your father made us promise not to eat any food today. We all agreed that God should curse anyone who eats anything. That is why we are all so weak.’ Jonathan said, ‘My father has caused a lot of trouble for all the people. Look what happened when I ate only a little bit of honey. I became strong again! 30When our army won against our enemies today, we could have eaten the food that they left. Then our soldiers would have been strong enough to kill many more Philistines.’ 31That day, the Israelite army killed many Philistine soldiers. They chased the Philistines all the way from Michmash to Aijalon. After this, the Israelites became tired and weak.

1 Samuel 14:29 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן עָכַ֥ר אָבִ֖י אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ רְאוּ־נָא֙ כִּֽי־אֹ֣רוּ עֵינַ֔י כִּ֣י טָעַ֔מְתִּי מְעַ֖ט דְּבַ֥שׁ הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyônâthân · JonathanH3129
• My fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• hath troubledעָכַר‛âkar · to troubleH5916
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• I pray you, how mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• have been enlightenedאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• because I tastedטָעַםţâ‛am · to perceiveH2938
• a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• of this honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:29

• 1 Kings 18:18Elijah replied, ‘I have not brought trouble to Israel. But you and your father's family have done that. You have refused to obey the Lord's commands. Instead, you have worshipped the false gods of Baal.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Hath troubled - The same word as was applied to Achan Joshua 7:25, and gave its name to the valley of Achor. This additional reference to Joshua is remarkable (compare 1 Samuel 14:24).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-35Verses 24-35 Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29brought trouble: Joshua used this word when speaking to Achan (Joshua 7:25), and Jephthah used it with his innocent daughter (Judges 11:35). Saul's foolish promise limited Israel's victory (1 Samuel 14:30) and endangered his son's life (see also Joshua 6:18; 1 Chronicles 2:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:29

• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Jonathan
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Honey
• Moabite
• Philistines

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings