1Sa 14:24, 43 | ESV | STEP | And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day , so Saul had laid an oath on the people , saying , Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies . So none of the people had tasted food .

1 Samuel 14:24

Saul’s Rash Vow

24 And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, ^aso Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food.

1 Samuel 14:43

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, ^b“Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, ^c“I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die.”