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.
And Saul said, 'Go out among the people and tell them: Each person should bring me their cattle and sheep, and kill them here before eating. Don't sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.' So all the people brought their cattle that night and killed them there.
Saul commanded his people to properly drain the blood from their animals before eating, following God's law about not consuming blood.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during a battle where Saul's army had been fasting all day by his command. The hungry soldiers were killing captured livestock and eating the meat without properly draining the blood first, which violated God's law given to Moses. Saul set up a proper place for ritual slaughter to correct this violation.
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