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34 Then Saul said, “Spread out through the troops, and tell them, ‘Each of you, bring me your ox or your sheep, and butcher it here, and eat. But don’t sin against Yahweh by eating meat with blood in it.’”

So each of the soldiers brought his ox with him that night and butchered it there.

35 Then Saul built an altar to Yahweh; it was the first time he had built an altar to Yahweh.

36 Saul said to his men, “Let’s attack the Philistines tonight and take their possessions until the light of dawn. And let’s not leave any of them alive.”

“Do whatever you think is best,” they responded.

But the priest said, “Let’s consult Elohim first.”

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