25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.
25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
25 Now when all the people
25 There were honeycombs here and there in the fields.
25 Now all the people of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground.
25 even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:25
Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:24-35
(Read 1 Samuel 14:24-35)
Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.