1 Samuel 14:24
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 14:27-30, Jonathan unknowingly breaks this oath, revealing its foolishness and the harm it caused the army.
1 Samuel 14:28 reports the people's faintness from the oath. It directly shows the effect of Saul's curse on the army.
1 Samuel 14:39 has Saul swear to kill the oath-breaker, even his own son. This second oath escalates the consequences of the first rash curse.
1 Samuel 14:19 shows Saul consulting the priest just before the oath. This context reveals his haste and sets the stage for the rash vow.
In Judges 11:30, Jephthah makes a rash vow before battle, paralleling Saul's impulsive oath here, both leading to unintended consequences.
In Judges 11:31, Jephthah specifies his rash vow, mirroring Saul's unspecified curse here as impulsive promises.
In Judges 21:1-5, Israel makes a rash oath not to give daughters to Benjamin, paralleling Saul's impulsive oath here, both causing crises.
Genesis 31:32 has Jacob rashly swearing that the thief shall die — inadvertently endangering his wife Rachel, just as Saul's oath later endangers Jonathan.
Leviticus 5:4 provides the law for thoughtless oaths — precisely the kind of rash oath Saul made, requiring a guilt offering.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 directly warns against rash vows — Saul's oath here is a classic case of that folly.
In Matthew 14:9, Herod's rash oath similarly traps him into beheading John — both rulers bound by foolish vows.
In Acts 23:12, conspirators bind themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they kill Paul — mirroring Saul's rash oath here.
Deuteronomy 23:23 commands keeping vows made to God. Saul's oath, though rash, is a vow he enforces—highlighting the seriousness of spoken commitments.
Proverbs 18:7 warns that a fool's mouth destroys him — Saul's rash oath here is a vivid example of that principle.