1 Samuel 14:30

Lutherbibel

Weil aber das Volk heute nicht hat dürfen essen von der Beute seiner Feinde, die es gefunden hat, so hat auch nun die Schlacht nicht größer werden können wider die Philister.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Wieviel mehr, wenn das Volk heute von der Beute seiner Feinde, die es vorfand, gegessen hätte! So aber ist die Niederlage der Philister nicht groß geworden.

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Was wäre es gewesen, wenn das Volk heute ungehindert von der Beute seiner Feinde gegessen hätte, die es gefunden hat! Denn wäre dann nicht die Niederlage der Philister groß gewesen?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

had there: Ecclesiastes 9:18

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found?.... That is, had they been, allowed eat freely of the provisions, of bread, wine, c. they found in the enemy's camp, they would have been much more refreshed and strengthened than it could be supposed he was with eating a little honey if that had had such an effect upon him, of what service would a full meal have been to the people?

for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? the people would have had more strength to smite them, and would have pursued them with greater ardour and swiftness, and so have made a greater slaughter among them than they had; he intimates that Saul's end would have been better answered by suffering the people to eat, than by forbidding them.