1 Samuel 15:22-23

22 Pero Samuel respondió:
—¿Qué es lo que más le agrada al Señor
:
tus ofrendas quemadas y sacrificios,
o que obedezcas a su voz?
¡Escucha! La obediencia es mejor que el sacrificio,
y la sumisión es mejor que ofrecer la grasa de carneros.

23 La rebelión es tan pecaminosa como la hechicería,
y la terquedad, tan mala como rendir culto a ídolos.
Así que, por cuanto has rechazado el mandato del Señor
,
él te ha rechazado como rey.

1 Samuel 15:22-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 15

In this chapter are recorded the order Saul had from the Lord to destroy Amalek utterly, 1Sa 15:1-3 the preparation he made to put it in execution, and the success thereof, 1Sa 15:4-9 the offence the Lord took at his not obeying his order thoroughly, with which Samuel was made acquainted, and which grieved him, 1Sa 15:10,11, upon which he went out to meet Saul, and reprove him; and a long discourse upon the subject passed between them, the issue of which was, that by an irrevocable decree he was rejected from being king, 1Sa 15:12-31 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Samuel's hewing in pieces Agag king of Amalek, and of his final departure from Saul, 1Sa 15:32-35.