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1 Samuel 14:24, 26, 28

1 Samuel 14:24 NET

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.

1 Samuel 14:26 NET

When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath.

1 Samuel 14:28 NET

Then someone from the army informed him, “Your father put the army under a strict oath saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.”