1 Samuel 14:34

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Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the troops, and say to them, ‘Let all bring their oxen or their sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.’ ” So all of the troops brought their oxen with them that night, and slaughtered them there.

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

1 Samuel 14:33

Then it was reported to Saul, “Look, the troops are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a large stone before me here.”

1 Samuel 14:35

And Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first altar that he built to the Lord.