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1 Samuel 7:17

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7:17 Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged 1  Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

1 Samuel 15:22

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15:22 Then Samuel said,

“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as he does in obedience? 2 

Certainly, 3  obedience 4  is better than sacrifice;

paying attention is better than 5  the fat of rams.

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[7:17]  1 tn Or perhaps “settled disputes for” (cf. NLT “would hear cases there”; NRSV “administered justice there”).

[15:22]  2 tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:22]  3 tn Heb “look.”

[15:22]  4 tn Heb “listening.”

[15:22]  5 tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).



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