1 Samuel 14:25

And Jaal was a wood + 14:25 Gr. of a swarm, etc. abounding in swarms of bees on the face of the ground.

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In The King James Version

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

In Context

24And Saul committed a great trespass of ignorance in that day, and he lays a curse on the people, saying, Cursed is the man who shall eat bread before the evening; so I will avenge myself on my enemy: and none of the people tasted bread, + 14:24 The true reading seems to be οὐκ ἠρίστα. Tertullian quotes 'et tota terra non prandebat.' though all the land was dining.

26And the people went into the place of the bees, and, behold, + 14:26 Heb. הלך רבש 'the honey ran.' they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord.

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Cross References

Numbers 13:27And they proceeded and came to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Pharan Cades; and they brought word to them and to all the congregation, and they showed the fruit of the land:

Judges 14:9And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth 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 →

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