1 Samuel 13:1

New American Bible - revised edition

[Saul was…years old when he became king and he reigned…-two years over Israel.] Saul Offers Sacrifice.

Cross References

Exodus 12:5

Your lamb must be a year-old male and without blemish. You may take it from either the sheep or the goats.

Micah 6:6

With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow before God most high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

1 Samuel 12:25

If instead you continue to do evil, both you and your king shall be swept away.”

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul chose three thousand of Israel, of whom two thousand remained with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the army back to their tents.