1Samuel:15:21-25
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But 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 .
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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 .
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For 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 .
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And 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 .
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Now therefore ,
I pray thee ,
pardon my sin ,
and turn again with me ,
that I may worship the LORD .