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1 Samuel 14:26 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 14 · verse 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.1 Samuel 14:26 · King James Version
1 Samuel 14:26 in context
24And 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.
25And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
26And 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.
27But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- droppedhêlekproperly, a journeyH1982 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- fearedyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- honeydᵉbashhoneyH1706 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We have here an account of the distress of the children of Israel, even in the day of their triumphs. Such alloys are all present joys subject to. And such obstructions does many a good cause meet with, even when it seems most prosperous, through the mismanagement of instruments. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-35