25. They all came into a wooded area and found honey everywhere.
26. The woods were full of honey, but no one ate any of it because they were all afraid of Saul's curse.
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 said, “We are all weak with 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!