1 Samuel 15: 22

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THE FIRST BOOK OF
SAMUEL
OTHERWISE CALLED
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS

CHAPTER 15

22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great ^adelight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the ^bvoice of the Lord? Behold, to ^cobey is better than ^dsacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of ^erams.

Footnotes

22a	Ps. 40: 6 (6-8). 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not ^adesire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Ps. 69: 31 (30-31). 31 This also shall ^aplease the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. Isa. 1: 11. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your ^asacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I ^bdelight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
b	TG God, Will of.
c	TG Duty. TG Obedience.
d	Ps. 51: 16. 16 For thou desirest not ^asacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. Prov. 21: 3. 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than ^asacrifice. Heb. 10: 6 (4-6). 6 In burnt offerings and ^asacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. TG Sacrifice.
e	Micah 6: 7. 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of ^arams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my ^bfirstborn for my ^ctransgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?