1 Samuel
Chapters 14:29-35
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
29Jonathan said, “My father has brought a lot of trouble to the land. See how much better I feel after tasting just a little of this honey.
30It would have been much better for the men to eat the food that they took from their enemies today. We could have killed more Philistines.”
31That day the Israelites defeated the Philistines. They fought them all the way from Micmash to Aijalon. So the people were very tired and hungry.
32They had taken sheep, cattle, and calves from the Philistines. Now they were so hungry that they killed the animals on the ground and ate them. And the blood was still in the animals.
33Someone said to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the Lord. They’re eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul said, “You have sinned. Roll a large stone over here now!”
34Then Saul said, “Go to the men and tell them that each one must bring his bull and sheep to me. Then the men must kill their bulls and sheep here. Don’t sin against the Lord! Don’t eat meat that still has blood in it.” That night everyone brought their animals and killed them there.
35Then Saul built an altar for the Lord. Saul himself began building that altar for the Lord.