29. Jonathan said, “My father has caused you a lot of trouble. Look at me! I had only a little of this honey, but already I feel strong and alert.
30. I wish you had eaten some of the food the Philistines left behind. We would have been able to kill a lot more of them.”
31. By evening the Israelite army was exhausted from killing Philistines all the way from Michmash to Aijalon.
32. They grabbed the food they had captured from the Philistines and started eating. They even killed sheep and cows and calves right on the ground and ate the meat without draining the blood.
33. Someone told Saul, “Look! The army is disobeying the Lord by eating meat before the blood drains out.”“You're right,” Saul answered. “They are being unfaithful to the Lord! Hurry! Roll a big rock over here.
34. Then tell everyone in camp to bring their cattle and lambs to me. They can kill the animals on this rock, then eat the meat. That way no one will disobey the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.”That night the soldiers brought their cattle over to the big rock and killed them there.