1 Samuel 14:25-26

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1 Samuel 14:25-27 The Message (MSG)

There were honeycombs here and there in the fields. But no one so much as put his finger in the honey to taste it, for the soldiers to a man feared the curse. But Jonathan hadn’t heard his father put the army under oath. He stuck the tip of his staff into some honey and ate it. Refreshed, his eyes lit up with renewed vigor.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 King James Version (KJV)

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 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 14:25-26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

All the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 New Century Version (NCV)

Now the army went into the woods, where there was some honey on the ground. They came upon some honey, but no one took any because they were afraid of the oath.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 American Standard Version (ASV)

And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 New International Version (NIV)

The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 New King James Version (NKJV)

Now all the people of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground. And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 Amplified Bible (AMP)

All the people of the land came to a forest, and there was honey on the ground. When the people entered the forest, the honey was dripping, but no man put his hand to his mouth [to taste it], because the people feared the oath [of Saul].

1 Samuel 14:25-26 New Living Translation (NLT)

even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest. They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.

1 Samuel 14:25-26 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

Now when all the people came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground. And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.