TheWay BibleHome›Bible›1 Samuel›1 Samuel 15›1 Samuel 15:22-23
1 Samuel 15:22-23 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 15 · verses 22–23
22And 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. 23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.1 Samuel 15:22-23 · King James Version
1 Samuel 15:22-23 in context
20And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
22And 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.
23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
25Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.
Commentary
Cross references
- Hosea 6:6
- Psalms 51:16-17
- Proverbs 21:3
- Amos 5:21-24
- Mark 12:33
- Matthew 9:13
- Micah 6:6-8
- Jeremiah 7:22-23
- Jeremiah 28:16
- 1 Samuel 13:14
Key words (Strong's)
- stubbornnesspâtsarto peck atH6484 →
- sacrificeszebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- witchcraftqeçema lotH7081 →
- offeringsʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- rebellionmᵉrîybitternessH4805 →
- iniquityʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- idolatrytᵉrâphîymTeraphim a family idolH8655 →
- rejectedmâʼaçto spurnH3988 →
Topics
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Saul is here called to account by Samuel concerning the execution of his commission against the Amalekites; and remarkable instances we are here furnished with of the strictness of the justice of God and the treachery and deceitfulness of the heart of man. We are here told, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-23