He promised Jehovah that if He gave him the victory, he would offer to Jehovah, as “a burnt offering, ” the first one who came out of his house when he returned home from the battle.
Ta tõotas, et kui Jehoova annab talle võidu, annab ta temale „otsekui põletusohvriks ” selle, kes talle lahingust koju jõudes esimesena vastu tuleb.