^{25 Ref} 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 Ref} But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

^{27 Ref} But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.