1 Samuel 15:21-23

Common English Bible

“Does the Lord want entirely burned offerings and sacrifices
    as much as obedience to the Lord?
Listen to this: obeying is better than sacrificing,
    paying attention is better than fat from rams,
²³ because rebellion is as bad as the sin of divination;
    arrogance is like the evil of idolatry.^[a]
Because you have rejected what the Lord said,
    he has rejected you as king.”