Verse 35
1 Samuel 14:35
New Living Translation
35
Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first of the altars he built to the LORD.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּ֧בֶן שָׁא֛וּל מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה אֹת֣/וֹ הֵחֵ֔ל לִ/בְנ֥וֹת מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽ/יהוָֽה
English Translation
And Saul built an altar to the Lord; he began to build an altar to the Lord.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1
One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have the...
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Meanwhile, Saul and his 600 men were camped on the outskirts of Gibeah, around the pomegranate tree...
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Among Saul’s men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the...
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4
To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called B...
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The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba.
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“Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the LO...
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“Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I’m with you completely, whatever you decide...
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8
“All right, then,” Jonathan told him. “We will cross over and let them see us.
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9
If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them.
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10
But if they say, ‘Come on up and fight,’ then we will go up. That will be the LORD’s sign that he wi...
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11
When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their hol...
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12
Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, “Come on up here, and we’ll teach you a lesson!”...
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13
So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armo...
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14
They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre.
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15
Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even...
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16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw a strange sight — the vast army of Philistines began to me...
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17
“Call the roll and find out who’s missing,” Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jon...
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18
Then Saul shouted to Ahijah, “Bring the ephod here!” For at that time Ahijah was wearing the ephod i...
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19
But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and loude...
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20
Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. The...
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21
Even the Hebrews who had previously gone over to the Philistine army revolted and joined in with Sau...
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22
Likewise, the men of Israel who were hiding in the hill country of Ephraim joined the chase when the...
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23
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven.
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24
Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oat...
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even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.
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They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.
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27
But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of...
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28
But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who e...
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29
“My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See...
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30
If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many...
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31
They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint.
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32
That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves,...
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33
Someone reported to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that still has...
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34
Then go out among the troops and tell them, ‘Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill the...
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35
Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first of the altars he built to the LORD.
36
Then Saul said, “Let’s chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let’s destroy...
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37
So Saul asked God (Elohim), “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But...
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38
Then Saul said to the leaders, “Something’s wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We mu...
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39
I vow by the name of the LORD who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my o...
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40
Then Saul said, “Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there.” And the peop...
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41
Then Saul prayed, “O LORD, God (Elohim) of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent....
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42
Then Saul said, “Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan.” And Jonathan was shown to...
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43
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan. “I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitte...
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44
“Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said, “you must die! May God (Elohim) strike me and even kill me if you do not...
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45
But the people broke in and said to Saul, “Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he...
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46
Then Saul called back the army from chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines returned home.
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47
Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel’s throne, he fought against his enemies in every direc...
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48
He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundere...
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49
Saul’s sons included Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malkishua. He also had two daughters: Merab, who was...
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50
Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, the son of...
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51
Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel.
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52
The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul’s lifetime. So whenever Saul o...
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