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1 Samuel 15:22
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:22
New International Version
22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
King James Version
1 Samuel 15:22
King James Version
22 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.
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1 Samuel 15:22
New King James Version
1 Samuel 15:22
New King James Version
22 So Samuel said:
(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:22
English Standard Version
22 And Samuel said,
(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:28
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:28
New International Version
28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)
1 Samuel 15:28
King James Version
1 Samuel 15:28
King James Version
28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
New King James Version
28 So Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
English Standard Version
28 And Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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