1 Samuel 14:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.”
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“And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 14:26 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
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