1 Samuel 14
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1 Samuel 14:25-29

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

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.

27But 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.

28Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

29Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

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