³⁵ And Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord.

¹⁷ And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

⁴ Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.

⁹ And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.

¹² Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.

¹⁴ For Israel has no memory of his Maker, and has put up the houses of kings; and Judah has made great the number of his walled towns. But I will send a fire on his towns and put an end to his great houses.

⁵ Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.