1 Samuel 14:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Samuel 14:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The honey dropped - Rather, “Behold a stream of honey.” The same thing may be seen in Spain, where in woody and rocky ground copious streams of honey are often found.
1 Samuel 14:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (m) oath. (m) That is, the punishment if they break their oath...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

In order to propitiate Yahweh and secure His continued assistance, Saul had laid a solemn taboo upon the people, forbidding them to take food till nightfall. Then there was honeycomb upon the ground,...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
1 Samuel 14:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. The honey dropped - It seems to have dropped from the tre...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And when the people were come into the wood, &c.— Wild honey, which was part of St. John Baptist's food in the wilderness, may give us an idea of the great plenty of it in those deserts; and th...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 14:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jonathan's Exploit. The Battle of Michmash. A Summary of Saul's Reign 3. Ahiah] RV 'Ahijah,' probably merely another form of Ahimelech ( 1 Samuel 21:1 ). Melech (king) was one of the titles of Jah...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold, the honey dropped. — Literally,. Behold, a stream of honey.
1 Samuel 14:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XX SAUL'S WILFULNESS. 1 Samuel 14:24-51 . THAT Saul was now suffering in character under the influence of the high position and great power to which he had been raised, is only too app...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Victory Shadowed by Saul's Errors 1 Samuel 14:16-35 Saul's unwise prohibition had a terrible sequel: first, in the exhaustion of his troops; and, second, in the rushing of the hungry upon the s...
1 Samuel 14:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have a picture of Saul, with a part of the army about him, remaining idle in Gibeah. His son Jonathan moved to action by his sense of the degradation of his people, and his conviction of the...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(24) В¶ And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none o...
1 Samuel 14:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the people came into the wood, behold, the honey dropped ,.... Either from trees, which produced it; so Diodorus Siculus t speaks of trees in some countries which produce honey; or from the...
1 Samuel 14:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 26. Behold, the honey dropped. ] Hence Canaan is...
1 Samuel 14:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Philistines seemed content to intimidate Israel with their tremendous show of strength, rather than to attack Saul. One man, however, is not to be intimidated. Jonathan, in the face of Philistine...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul's Rash Oath. B. C. 1067. 24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for S...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The honey dropped. It hath been observed by many travellers and writers, that bees do ofttimes settle themselves, and make their hives and honey, in the trunks of trees, or clefts of rocks, or hole...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Men Are Hindered By A Rash Oath Made By Saul, While Jonathan Who Knew Nothing Of It Breaks The Oath ( 1 Samuel 14:23-31 a). The contrast between the spiritually dead ritualist and the true...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 14:18 . “Bring hither the ark of God. ” “Many expositors, thinking it extremely improbable that the ark had been removed from Kirjath-jearim, where it was...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 14 These were evil days for the people of Israel. But it was in these dark days that Jonathan shone so famous. It is yet true that difficulties prove our mettle, and that the greater the...
1 Samuel 14:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 14:2 . Under a pomegranate tree. רמן Rimmon, a rock in the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:32 ; Judges 20:47 . This reading agrees best with the position of Saul's army, in a place of safet...
1 Samuel 14:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people. Great issues hang on a King’s rash word One little sentence, spoken in a moment of passion by King Henry the Sec...
1 Samuel 14:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION JONATHAN SMITES THE PHILISTINE GAR - BISON ( 1 Samuel 14:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 14:1 Now it came to pass upon a day. Literally, "And there was a day, and Jonathan," etc.; o...
1 Samuel 14:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Unwise Adjuration
1 Samuel 14:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 9:2
1 Samuel 14:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Honey — Bees often make their hives in the trunks of trees, or clefts of rocks, or holes of the earth; and this in divers countries, but eminently in Canaan.

1 Samuel 14:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 14:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 14:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 14:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 14:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 14:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 14:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes