1 Samuel 15:22

KJV Bible

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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1 Samuel 15:22 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in ASV →

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in DRB →

And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in DBT →

And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WEB →

Samuel said, |Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in YLT →

And Samuel saith, 'Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WNT →

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1 Samuel 15:22 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in ASV →

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in DRB →

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in DBT →

And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WEB →

Samuel said, |Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in YLT →

And Samuel saith, 'Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in WNT →

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Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →