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1 Samuel 14:35-37
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 14:35-37
Contemporary English Version
35 It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to the Lord.[a]
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36 Saul said, “Let's attack the Philistines again while it's still dark. We can fight them all night. Let's kill them and take everything they own!”
The people answered, “We will do whatever you want.”
“Wait!” Ahijah the priest said. “Let's ask God what we should do.”
37 Saul asked God, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you help us win?”
This time God did not answer.
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- 14.35 offering sacrifices to the Lord: Even when animals were killed for food, it was often done as a sacrifice to the Lord.
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