1Sa 15:22-23, 16:1 | ESV | STEP | And Samuel said , Has 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 listen than the fat of rams .

1 Samuel 15:22-23

22 And Samuel said,

^a“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, ^bto obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
and presumption is as iniquity and ^cidolatry.
Because ^dyou have rejected the word of the Lord,
^ehe has also rejected you from being king.”

1 Samuel 16:1

David Anointed King

1 The Lord said to Samuel, ^f“How long will you grieve over Saul, since ^gI have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^hFill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, ⁱfor I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”