Verse 43

1 Samuel 14:43

Geneva Bible

← Previous Verse Back to Chapter Compare Translations Next Verse →

43 Then Saul said to Ionathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Ionathan tolde him, and said, I tasted a litle hony with the ende of the rod, that was in mine hand, and loe, I must die.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן הַגִּ֥ידָ/ה לִּ֖/י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָה וַ/יַּגֶּד ל֣/וֹ יוֹנָתָ֗ן וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ טָעֹ֨ם טָעַ֜מְתִּי בִּ/קְצֵ֨ה הַ/מַּטֶּ֧ה אֲשֶׁר בְּ/יָדִ֛/י מְעַ֥ט דְּבַ֖שׁ הִנְ/נִ֥י אָמֽוּת

English Translation

And Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." And Jonathan told him, and said, "I tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand; here I am ready to die."

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 14 Context

1 Then on a day Ionathan the sonne of Saul sayde vnto the yong man that bare his armour, Come and let... Focus ↗

2 And Saul taried in the border of Gibeah vnder a pomegranate tree, which was in Migron, and the peopl... Focus ↗

3 And Ahiah the sonne of Ahitub, Ichabods brother, the sonne of Phinehas, the sonne of Eli, was the Lo... Focus ↗

4 Nowe in the way whereby Ionathan sought to go ouer to the Philistims garison, there was a sharpe roc... Focus ↗

5 The one rocke stretched from the North towarde Michmash, and the other was from the South toward Gib... Focus ↗

6 And Ionathan saide to the yong man that bare his armour, Come, and let vs goe ouer vnto the garison... Focus ↗

7 And he that bare his armour, saide vnto him, Doe all that is in thine heart: goe where it pleaseth t... Focus ↗

8 Then said Ionathan, Beholde, we goe ouer vnto those men, and will shewe our selues vnto them. Focus ↗

9 If they say on this wise to vs, Tarie vntill we come to you, then we will stand still in our place,... Focus ↗

10 But if they say, Come vp vnto vs, then we will goe vp: for the Lord hath deliuered them into our han... Focus ↗

11 So they both shewed themselues vnto the garison of the Philistims: and the Philistims said, See, the... Focus ↗

12 And the men of the garison answered Ionathan, and his armour bearer, and said, Come vp to vs: for we... Focus ↗

13 So Ionathan went vp vpon his hands and vpon his feete, and his armour bearer after him: and some fel... Focus ↗

14 So the first slaughter which Ionathan and his armour bearer made, was about twentie men, as it were... Focus ↗

15 And there was a feare in the hoste, and in the field, and among all the people: the garison also, an... Focus ↗

16 Then the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Beniamin sawe: and beholde, the multitude was discomfited, an... Focus ↗

17 Therefore saide Saul vnto the people that were with him, Search nowe and see, who is gone from vs. A... Focus ↗

18 And Saul said vnto Ahiah, Bring hither the Arke of God (Elohim) (for the Arke of God (Elohim) was at... Focus ↗

19 And while Saul talked vnto the Priest, the noyse that was in the hoste of the Philistims, spred fart... Focus ↗

20 And Saul was assembled with all the people that were with him, and they came to the battell: and beh... Focus ↗

21 Moreouer, the Ebrewes that were with the Philistims beforetime, and were come with them into all par... Focus ↗

22 Also all the men of Israel which had hid themselues in mount Ephraim, when they heard, that the Phil... Focus ↗

23 And so the Lord saued Israel that day: and the battell continued vnto Beth-auen. Focus ↗

24 And at that time the men of Israel were pressed with hunger: for Saul charged the people with an oth... Focus ↗

25 And all they of the land came to a wood, where hony lay vpon the ground. Focus ↗

26 And the people came into the wood, and beholde, the hony dropped, and no man mooued his hand to his... Focus ↗

27 But Ionathan heard not when his father charged the people with the othe: wherefore he put foorth the... Focus ↗

28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to sweare, saying, Cursed be t... Focus ↗

29 Then said Ionathan, My father hath troubled the land: see nowe howe mine eyes are made cleare, becau... Focus ↗

30 Howe much more, if the people had eaten to day of the spoyle of their enemies which they found? for... Focus ↗

31 And they smote the Philistims that day, from Michmash to Aiialon: and the people were exceeding fain... Focus ↗

32 So the people turned to the spoile, and tooke sheepe, and oxen, and calues, and slewe them on the gr... Focus ↗

33 Then men tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, the people sinne against the Lord, in that they eate with the... Focus ↗

34 Againe Saul said, Goe abroade among the people, and bid them bring me euery man his oxe, and euery m... Focus ↗

35 Then Saul made an altar vnto the Lord, and that was the first altar that he made vnto the Lord. Focus ↗

36 And Saul saide, Let vs goe downe after the Philistims by night, and spoyle them vntill the morning s... Focus ↗

37 So Saul asked of God (Elohim), saying, Shall I goe downe after ye Philistims? wilt thou deliuer them... Focus ↗

38 And Saul said, All ye chiefe of the people, come ye hither, and knowe, and see by whom this sinne is... Focus ↗

39 For as the Lord liueth, which saueth Israel, though it be done by Ionathan my sonne, he shall dye th... Focus ↗

40 Then he saide vnto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Ionathan my sonne will be on the other s... Focus ↗

41 Then Saul said vnto the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel, Giue a perfite lot. And Ionathan and Saul were... Focus ↗

42 And Saul saide, Cast lot betweene me and Ionathan my sonne. And Ionathan was taken. Focus ↗

43 Then Saul said to Ionathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Ionathan tolde him, and said, I tasted...

44 Againe Saul answered, God (Elohim) doe so and more also, vnlesse thou die the death, Ionathan. Focus ↗

45 And the people said vnto Saul, Shall Ionathan die, who hath so mightily deliuered Israel? God (Elohi... Focus ↗

46 Then Saul came vp from the Philistims: and the Philistims went to their owne place. Focus ↗

47 So Saul helde the kingdome ouer Israel, and fought against all his enemies on euery side, against Mo... Focus ↗

48 He gathered also an hoste and smote Amalek, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoy... Focus ↗

49 Nowe the sonnes of Saul were Ionathan, and Ishui, and Malchishua: and the names of his two daughters... Focus ↗

50 And the name of Sauls wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of his chiefe captaine... Focus ↗

51 And Kish was Sauls father: and Ner the father of Abner was the sonne of Abiel. Focus ↗

52 And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to b... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 14 (52 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52