Kings I 14:29

29 and Jonathan knew it, and said, My father has destroyed the land: see how my eyes have received sight that I have tasted a little of this honey.

Kings I 14:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:29

Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did
In the course of his reign, that was memorable:

are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah?
who had annalists or historiographers to write for them, as the kings of Israel had, ( 1 Kings 14:19 ) , in the writing of which, especially with respect to genealogies, Shemaiah the prophet, and Iddo the seer, were concerned, ( 2 Chronicles 12:15 ) .

Kings I 14:29 In-Context

27 And Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, an dipped it into the honeycomb, and returned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes recovered their sight.

28 And one of the people answered and said, Thy father solemnly adjured the people, saying, Cursed the man who shall eat bread to-day. And the people were very faint,

29 and Jonathan knew it, and said, My father has destroyed the land: see how my eyes have received sight that I have tasted a little of this honey.

30 Surely if the people had this day eaten freely of the spoils of their enemies which they found, the slaughter among the Philistines would have been greater.

31 And on that day he smote some of the Philistines in Machmas; and the people were very weary.

Footnotes

• [a]. E medio sustulit. ??? probably read as ???.