1 Samuel 14:33 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone to me here.”

NIV: Then someone said to Saul, 'Look, the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that has blood in it.' 'You have broken faith,' he said. 'Roll a large stone over here at once.'

NASB: Then observers informed Saul, saying, 'Look, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating meat with the blood.' And he said, 'You have acted treacherously; roll a large rock to me today.'

CSB: Some reported to Saul, "Look, the troops are sinning against the Lord by eating meat with the blood still in it."Saul said, "You have been unfaithful. Roll a large stone over here at once."

NLT: Someone reported to Saul, 'Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that still has blood in it.' 'That is very wrong,' Saul said. 'Find a large stone and roll it over here.

KJV: Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

NKJV: Then they told Saul, saying, “Look, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood!” So he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a large stone to me this day.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.