33. Someone said to Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against the Lord. They’re eating meat without draining the blood from it!”Saul said, “You have sinned! Roll a large stone over here now!”
34. Then he said, “Go to the men and tell them that each person must bring his ox and sheep to me and kill it here and eat it. Don’t sin against the Lord by eating meat without draining the blood from it.”That night everyone brought his animals and killed them there.
35. Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. It was the first altar he had built to the Lord.
36. Saul said, “Let’s go after the Philistines tonight and rob them. We won’t let any of them live!”The men answered, “Do whatever you think is best.”But the priest said, “Let’s ask God.”
37. So Saul asked God, “Should I chase the Philistines? Will you let us defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul at that time.
38. Then Saul said to all the leaders of his army, “Come here. Let’s find out what sin has been done today.
39. As surely as the Lord lives who has saved Israel, even if my son Jonathan did the sin, he must die.” But no one in the army spoke.
40. Then Saul said to all the Israelites, “You stand on this side. I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.”The men answered, “Do whatever you think is best.”