TRIV Who said that Jonathan must die for eating some honey?

And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 1 Samuel 6:19

Trivia: In Samuel 18, what happened when the evil spirit from God came upon Saul?

Who said that Jonathan must die for eating some honey?


His father, Saul

And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14:43
Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14:43

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