2Sa 15:7-8, Pro 15:8, 21:27, 28:9, Isa 1:15, 66:3, Mat 23:14 | ESV | STEP | And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king , Please let me go and pay my vow , which I have vowed to the Lord , in Hebron .

2 Samuel 15:7-8

7 And at the end of four ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew forty} years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron. 8 For your servant ^bvowed a vow ^cwhile I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to ^{▼▼Or will serve} the Lord.’”

Proverbs 15:8

8 ^eThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but ^fthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 21:27

27 ^gThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more ^hwhen he brings it with evil intent.

Proverbs 28:9

9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his ⁱprayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:15

15 When you ^jspread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
^keven though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
^lyour hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 66:3

3 ^m“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers ⁿpig’s blood;
he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
^oThese have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations;