1 Samuel 14:24 BBE

²²  And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

²³  So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven.

²⁴  And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food.

²⁵  And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it;

²⁶  But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.