1 Samuel 14:25

²⁵ The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.

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Other Translations of 1 Samuel 14:25

King James Version

²⁵ And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

English Standard Version

²⁵ Now when all the peopleHebrew land came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground.

The Message

²⁵ There were honeycombs here and there in the fields.

New King James Version

²⁵ Now all the people of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground.

New Living Translation

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.