1 Samuel 15:22 References

22 Samuel said, "aHas the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, bto obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

a Psalms 40:6-8, Psalms 51:16, Psalms 51:17, Isaiah 1:11-15, Micah 6:6-8, Hebrews 10:6-9

Psalms 40

6 aSacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
8 aI delight to do Your will, O my God; bYour Law is within my heart."

Psalms 51

16 For You ado not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

Psalms 51

17 The sacrifices of God are a abroken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Isaiah 1

11 "aWhat are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the Lord. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
12 "When you come ato appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts?
13 "Bring your worthless offerings no longer, aIncense is an abomination to Me. bNew moon and sabbath, the ccalling of assemblies-- I cannot dendure iniquity and the solemn assembly.
14 "I hate your new moon festivals and your aappointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am bweary of bearing them.
15 "So when you aspread out your hands in prayer, bI will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you cmultiply prayers, I will not listen. dYour hands are covered with blood.

Micah 6

6 aWith what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with bburnt offerings, With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take delight in athousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my bfirstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has atold you, O man, what is good; And bwhat does the Lord require of you But to cdo justice, to dlove kindness, And to walk ehumbly with your God?

Hebrews 10

6 aIN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE.
7 "aTHEN I SAID, 'BEHOLD, I HAVE COME (IN bTHE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME) TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.'"
8 After saying above, "aSACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND bWHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices cFOR SIN YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE in them" (which are offered according to the Law),
9 then He said, "aBEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL." He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

Other references for 1 Samuel 15:22

b Jeremiah 7:22, Jeremiah 7:23, Hosea 6:6, Matthew 12:7, Mark 12:33