Then Saul built an altar for the Lord; it was the first time he had built an altar for the Lord.

Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your ¹  eyes to fail ²  and will cause you grief. ³  All of those born to your family ⁴  will die in the prime of life. ⁵ 

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged ¹  Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

I chose your ancestor ¹  from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.