Jonathan Eats Honey

²⁴ Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath,^(A) saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.

³ Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Cursed^(A) is the one who does not obey the terms of this covenant—