# So none of the troops tasted food

It was understood by the troops that no refreshment was permitted under Saul's oath.

# the people entered the forest

The Philistine soldiers fled through the forests and the Israelite soldiers followed them there.

# the honey flowed

This is an exaggeration to emphasize how much honey there was in the forest. AT: "there was a lot of honey everywhere" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# no one put his hand to his mouth

Here putting one's "hand to his mouth" is a metonymy that means to eat. AT: "no one ate any" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the people feared the oath

The people were not afraid of the oath, but of the punishment that was associated with breaking the oath. AT: "the people were afraid of what Saul would do to them if they broke his oath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])