1 Samuel 14:16-46

16 And Saul's guards saw in Gibeah Benjamin, that the crowd was scattered, and ran hither and thither.

17 And Saul spake unto the people that were with him; review and find out which of our people came out. And they looked it over, and behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.

18 And Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the kivot of God,' for the kivot of God was with the children of Israel at that time.

19 And Saul was still speaking to the priest, how the confusion in the camp of the Philistines was growing more and more. Then Saul said to the priest, "Fold your hands."

20 And Saul cried out, and all the people that were with him, and came to the place of battle, and behold, there the sword of every man was turned against his neighbor; The confusion was very great.

21 Then also the Hebrews, who had been with the Philistines yesterday and the third day, and who had gone about with them in the camp, came to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan;

22 And all the Israelites that were hiding in the mountain of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines had fled, also joined their own in battle.

23 And the Lord saved Israel in that day; and the battle extended even as far as Beth-Aben. [All the men with Saul were up to ten thousand, and the battle was fought all over the city on Mount Ephraim.]

24 The people of Israel were weary that day; And Saul [very recklessly] cursed the people, saying, "Cursed be he who eats bread until evening, until I take vengeance on my enemies." And none of the people partook of the food.

25 And all the people went into the forest, and there was honey in the clearing.

26 And the people went into the forest, saying, 'Behold, honey is flowing.' But no one stretched out his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the curse.

27 And Jonathan did not hear when his father adjured the people, and he stretched out the end of the stick that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and turned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened.

28 And one of the people said to him, saying, 'Your father has cursed the people, saying, 'Cursed is he who eats food today.' because of this, the people were exhausted.