1 Samuel 15:22⥂
_KJV:
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
_BSB:
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
_Hebrew:
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַחֵ֤פֶץ לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּעֹל֣וֹת וּזְבָחִ֔ים כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ מִזֶּ֣בַח ט֔וֹב לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב מֵחֵ֥לֶב אֵילִֽים׃
_Topics:
AMALEKITES • CHURCH AND STATE • FALSEHOOD • FORMALISM • GILGAL • MINISTER, CHRISTIAN • OBEDIENCE • OFFERINGS • PRESUMPTION • REPROOF • RULERS • SAUL • SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS • SELF-WILL
_LXX:
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