1 Samuel 14:24 (WEB)
The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“…whole people fasted until the evening.Joshua, the son of Nun, bade sun and moon stand still, and the victorious army prolonged its fast for more than a day.Saul, as it is written in the first book of Kings, pronounced a curse on him who ate bread before the evening, and until he had avenged himself upon his enemies.” — editor's note: 1 Sam. xiv. 24. Heb. “entered into the wood.” The English version follows the Hebrew. The Sept. ἠρἱστα (Jerome’s prandebat) is perhaps only a repetition of the…
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Tertullian
“…allowed himself a taste of honey, was both presently convicted, by lot, of sin, and with difficulty exempted from punishment through the prayer of the People: for he had been convicted of gluttony, although of a simple kind.” — editor's note: See 1 Sam. (in LXX. 1 Kings) xiv. 24–25.
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