I Samuel 15:21
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 15:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber das Volk hat von der Beute genommen: Klein-und Rindvieh, das Vorzüglichste des Verbannten, um Jehova, deinem Gott, zu opfern in Gilgal.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas el pueblo tomó del despojo ovejas y vacas, las primicias del anatema, para sacrificarlas á Jehová tu Dios en Gilgal.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas o povo tomou do despojo ovelhas e vacas, as primícias do anátema, para sacrificá-las ao SENHOR teu Deus em Gilgal.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas o povo reteve parte dos despojos, ovelhas e gado, e as melhores coisas de lá destinadas à destruição, para sacrificar a Yahweh seu Deus em Gilgal".
📖 I Samuel 15:21 in Context
19Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
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.
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