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1 Samuel 14:35

1 Samuel 14:35
And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Saul built an altar unto the Lord,.... To offer peace offerings upon, in thankfulness for the victory obtained over…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And Saul built ... - i. e., of the great stone which they had rolled to kill the oxen and sheep upon, he began to build…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Saul built an altar - And this we are informed was the first he had built; Samuel, as prophet had hitherto erected the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 14:24-35

We have here an account of the distress of the children of Israel, even in the day of their triumphs. Such alloys are…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the same was the first altar Lit. "it he began to build as an altar to Jehovah." The E. V. probably gives the right…

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