1 Samuel 15:22
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.
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.
Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the Lord’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Hath the Lord
- Psalm 50:8, 9; Psalm 51:16, 17; Proverbs 21:3; Isaiah 1:11–17; Jeremiah 7:22, 23; Hosea 6:6; Amos 5:21–24; Micah 6:6–8; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Matthew 23:23; Hebrews 10:4–10
- obey
- Exodus 19:5; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Jeremiah 7:23; Jeremiah 11:4, 7; Jeremiah 26:13; Hosea 6:6; Matthew 5:24; Mark 12:33