1 Samuel 15:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 15:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 15:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.””
1 Samuel 15:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal. ”
1 Samuel 15:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the people taketh of the spoil of the flock and herd, the first part of the devoted thing, for sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.'”
1 Samuel 15:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Jehovah thyGod in Gilgal. ”
1 Samuel 15:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the people tooke of the spoyle, sheepe, and oxen, and the chiefest of the things which shoulde haue bene destroyed, to offer vnto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 15:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
19 Wherefore 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?
20 And 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.
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.
22 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.
23 For 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 15:21 Mean?
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