He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord was receptive to prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel ended.
1 Samuel 13:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Saul said, ‘Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.’ Then he offered the burnt offering. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Saul said, Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering [which he was forbidden to do]. American Standard Version (1901) And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering. Common English Bible So Saul ordered, “Bring me the entirely burned offering and the well-being sacrifices.” Then he offered the entirely burned offering. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Saul said, "Bring me the holocaust and the peace offerings." And he offered the holocaust. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Saul said: Bring me the holocaust, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the holocaust. |
He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord was receptive to prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel ended.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most famous high place. He offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you.
The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable – how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
One person slaughters an ox, another kills a person; one person sacrifices a lamb, another breaks a dog’s neck; one person offers a grain offering, another offers pig’s blood; one person offers incense, another praises an idol – all these have chosen their ways and delight in their abhorrent practices.
Instead, turn to the place the Lord your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there.
You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
Saul told Ahijah, ‘Bring the ark of God,’ for it was with the Israelites at that time.