1 Samuel 14:35

And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

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Interpretation

Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives.

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 14:33-35.

1 Samuel 14:33 1 Samuel 14:34 1 Samuel 14:35

Glossary

Saul Person: Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .