The weary army and Saul's first altar

31That day they struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, and the people were very weary.

32Then the people rushed upon the spoil and took sheep and cattle and calves, and they slaughtered them on the ground, and the people ate with the blood.

33Then they told Saul, saying, “Look, the people are sinning against Yahweh by eating over the blood.” And he said, “You have acted treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today.”

34And Saul said, “Spread out among the people and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox and each man his sheep, and you must slaughter them here and eat, so that you may not sin against Yahweh by eating with the blood.’” So all the people brought, each man his ox in his hand that night, and they slaughtered them there.

35And Saul built an altar to Yahweh; this was the first altar he built to Yahweh.