33 When it was reported to Saul, "The troops are sinning against the Lord by eating meat with blood in it," Saul said, "All of you are traitors! Roll a large stone over here right now.
34 Go among the troops and say to them, ‘Everyone must bring their ox or sheep, and slaughter them here with me. Don’t sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.’" So everyone brought whatever they had and slaughtered it there.
35 And Saul built an altar to the Lord. It was the first altar he had built to the Lord.
36 "Let’s go after the Philistines tonight and plunder them until morning," Saul said. "We won’t leave them a single survivor!""Do whatever you think is best," the troops replied.But the priest said, "Let’s ask God first."
37 So Saul questioned God: "Should I go after the Philistines? Will you hand them over to Israel?" But God did not answer him that day.
38 Then Saul said, "All you officers in the army, come forward! Let’s find out what sin was committed today.
39 As surely as the Lord lives—the one who has saved Israel—even if it’s my own son Jonathan, that person will be executed." Not one of the soldiers answered him.