Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 14:25
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Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
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And all [they of] the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
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All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
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And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.
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1 Samuel 14
23 So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
24 Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
25 Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
26 And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
27 Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
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