1 Samuel 14:27-29

Good News Translation

²⁷ But Jonathan had not heard his father threaten the people with a curse; so he reached out with the stick he was carrying, dipped it in a honeycomb, and ate some honey. At once he felt much better. ²⁸ But one of the men told him, “We are all weak from hunger, but your father threatened us and said, ‘A curse be on anyone who eats any food today.’”

²⁹ Jonathan answered, “What a terrible thing my father has done to our people! See how much better I feel because I ate some honey!