Then Saul built an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>; it was the first time he had built an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>.p> <p class="bodytext">

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged<n id="1" /> Israel there and built an altar to the <sc>Lordsc> there.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Does the <sc>Lordsc> take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrificesp> <p class="poetry">as much as he does in obedience?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Certainly,<n id="2" /> obedience<n id="3" /> is better than sacrifice;p> <p class="poetry">paying attention is better than<n id="4" /> the fat of rams.p>