Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 Samuel
Chapter 15  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 15:22 JFB -> Commentary on 15:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:22 TSK -> Commentary on 15:22 TSK -> Entry for 15:22 WEN -> Notes on 15:22 NTB -> Amalekites; Church And State; Falsehood; Formalism; Gilgal; Minister, Christian; Obedience; Offerings; Presumption; Repentance; Reproof; Rulers; Saul; Self-Righteousness; Self-Will TTT -> Amalekites, The; Burnt Offering, The; Obedience to God; Sacrifices; Self-will and Stubbornness; Sheep EBD -> Agag SBD -> Teraphim SPG -> Devotional using 15:22 15:22 - [In Context] But Samuel answered, "Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices F138 or obeying the Lord's command? It is better to obey God than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to God than to offer the fat from rams.
FOOTNOTES: F138: sacrifice(s)   A gift to God. Usually it was a special animal that was killed and burned on an altar.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.