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1 Samuel 14:36

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Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light, and let’s not leave a man of them.”
They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.”
Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”

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1 Samuel 14:36 in other translations

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

1 Samuel 14:36 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 14:36 in context

  1. 34Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’ ” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
  2. 35Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
  3. 36Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light, and let’s not leave a man of them.”
    They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.”
    Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”
  4. 37Saul asked counsel of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
  5. 38Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been today.