1Sa 15:22 | NASB | e4.org | Samuel said , “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold , to obey is better than sacrifice , And to heed than the fat of rams .

a Ps 40:6-8; 51:16, 17; Is 1:11-15; Mic 6:6-8; Heb 10:6-9

b Jer 7:22, 23; Hos 6:6; Matt 12:7; Mark 12:33

‏ 1 Samuel 15:22

22 Samuel said, ^a“Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, ^bto obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.