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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 14:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 14:25 |
King James |
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey--The honey is described as "upon the ground," "dropping" from the trees, and in honeycombs--indicating it to be bees' honey. "Bees in the East are not, as in England, kept in hives; they are all in a wild state. The forests literally flow with honey; large combs may be seen hanging on the trees as you pass along, full of honey" [ROBERTS]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| All they of the land - literally, all the land, probably meaning all those named in Sa1 14:21-22, who now flocked to the wood as a rendezvous. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| There was honey upon the ground - There were many wild bees in that country, and Judea is expressly said to be a land flowing with milk and honey. |
21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.