1 Samuel 14:35 Meaning and Explanation
“And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.”
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What Does 1 Samuel 14:35 Mean?
At the place of the great stone Saul erects an altar to the Lord. The narrator marks it pointedly as the first altar Saul ever built to God, a notable detail given how far his reign had already advanced.
An altar is a place of worship and offering, and raising one is a good act. Yet the note that it was his first quietly suggests how little Saul had until now centered his rule on God. Worship is meant to be the steady ground of a faithful life, not an afterthought summoned only in crisis.
1 Samuel 14:35 in the Original Language
mizbeach (מִזְבֵּחַ), 'altar' -- literally a place of sacrifice, where offerings were made to the Lord.
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What does 1 Samuel 14:35 mean?
Saul builds an altar to the Lord, the first he ever raised to Him.