20 “But I did obey the Lord!” Saul answered.[a] “I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back Agag, king of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21 The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was set apart for destruction—to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”(A)

22 Then Samuel said:

Does the Lord(B) take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?

Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:20 Lit answered Samuel

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