1 Samuel 14:35

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“Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Saul built an altar unto Jehovah: the same was the first altar that he built unto Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 14:35 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  2. Judges 21:4The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
  3. 1 Samuel 7:9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
  4. 1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
  5. 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
  6. Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
  7. 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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