1 Samuel 15:21-24

15:21

But the people
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took
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of the spoil
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sheep
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and oxen
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the chief
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of the things which should have been utterly destroyed
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to sacrifice
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unto the LORD
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thy God
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in Gilgal
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15:22

And Samuel
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said
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Hath the LORD
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[as great] delight
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in burnt offerings
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and sacrifices
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as in obeying
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the voice
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of the LORD
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Behold, to obey
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[is] better
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than sacrifice
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[and] to hearken
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than the fat
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of rams
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15:23

For rebellion
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[is as] the sin
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of witchcraft
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and stubbornness
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[is as] iniquity
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and idolatry
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Because thou hast rejected
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the word
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of the LORD
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he hath also rejected
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thee from [being] king
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{witchcraft: Heb. divination}

15:24

And Saul
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said
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unto Samuel
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I have sinned
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for I have transgressed
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the commandment
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of the LORD
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and thy words
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because I feared
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the people
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and obeyed
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their voice
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