1 Samuel 14 · Verse 35

1 Samuel 14:35

And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord.
1 Samuel 14:35, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:35 in other translations

BSBThen Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.
WEBSaul built an altar to the LORD. This was the first altar that he built to the LORD.
ASVAnd Saul built an altar unto Jehovah: the same was the first altar that he built unto Jehovah.
YLTAnd Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.
DARBYAnd Saul built an altar to Jehovah: this was the first altar he built to Jehovah.
BBEAnd Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord.
WebsterAnd Saul built an altar to the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built to the LORD:

What does 1 Samuel 14:35 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 Saul built an altar - And this we are informed was the first he had built; Samuel, as prophet had hitherto erected the altars, and Saul thought he had sufficient authority to erect one himself without the prophet, as he once offered sacrifice without him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:24-35

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. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.

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1 Samuel 14:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129
שָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
מִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֹת֣וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
הֵחֵ֔לhe.Chelhe beganH2490
לִבְנ֥וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129
מִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃\ \פla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:35

  • 1 Samuel 7:17

    And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 7:12

    Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

  • 2 Timothy 3:5

    Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

  • Judges 21:4

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

  • 1 Samuel 7:9

    And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him.

  • Hosea 8:14

    For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
built.It is probable that Saul converted the great stone, on which the cattle had been slaughtered, into an altar, on which sacrifices were offered, before the people attempted to proceed any further. This we are told was the first he had built. Samuel, as a prophet and priest, had hitherto erected the altars, but Saul seems to have thought he had sufficient authority to erect one himself, without the prophet, as he had once offered sacrifice without him.
7:9,17; Jud 21:4; Ho 8:14; 2Ti 3:5
the same, etc. Heb. that altar he began to build unto theLord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 14:34

    And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

  • 1 Samuel 14:35

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

  • 1 Samuel 14:36

    And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

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1 Samuel 14:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y edificó Saúl altar á Jehová, el cual altar fué el primero que edificó á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül bâtit un autel à l’ Éternel; ce fut le premier autel qu’il bâtit à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul baute Jehova einen Altar; mit diesem fing er an, Jehova einen Altar zu bauen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ædificavit autem Saul altare Domino, tuncque primum cœpit ædificare altare Domino.