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1 Samuel 14:24, 26, 28

1 Samuel 14:24 CSB

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had  placed the troops under an oath:  “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:26 CSB

When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it  because they feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:28 CSB

Then one of the troops said, “Your father made the troops solemnly swear, ‘The man who eats food today is cursed,’ and the troops are exhausted.”