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1 Samuel 15:22-24
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22 Then Samuel said,

“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as he does in obedience?[a]
Certainly,[b] obedience[c] is better than sacrifice;
paying attention is better than[d] the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,
and presumption is like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected the Lord’s orders,[e]
he has rejected you from being king.”

24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded[f] and your words as well. For I was afraid of the army,[g] and I obeyed their voice.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:22 tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the Lord.”
  2. 1 Samuel 15:22 tn Heb “look.”
  3. 1 Samuel 15:22 tn Heb “listening.”
  4. 1 Samuel 15:22 tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).
  5. 1 Samuel 15:23 tn Or “message, word.”
  6. 1 Samuel 15:24 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”
  7. 1 Samuel 15:24 tn Heb “people.”
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