1 Samuel 14:28 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 14:28

26 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.

27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his¹ countenance brightened.

28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food this day.’ ” And the people were faint.

29 But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

30 How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now would there not have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?”

31 Now they had¹ driven back the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. So the people were very faint.

32 And the people rushed on the¹ spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them ^awith the blood.

33 Then they told Saul, saying, “Look, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood!” So he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a large stone to me this day.”

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 14:28:

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Faint {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Food {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Food {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Oath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 14:28:

Saul {Easton's}
Faint {I.S.B.E.}

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