1 Samuel 15:22
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
And Samuel said , Has 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 listen than the fat of rams .
NIV
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, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
KJV
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.