1 Samuel 14:25
And all the people came into the forest, and there was honey upon the ground.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 13:27And they told him, and said, We came to the land where thou sent us. And surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is the fruit of it.
Judges 14:9And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:25-36
Saul's Rash Oath. ( b. c. 1067.) 24 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. 25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 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. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his… Read the whole commentary →