Discovery Box1 Samuel 7:9-10 
Context7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb 1 and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.
7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. 2 But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by 3 Israel.
1 Samuel 10:8
Context10:8 You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do.”
1 Samuel 13:12
Context13:12 I thought, 4 ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt obligated 5 to offer the burnt offering.”
1 Samuel 15:22
Context15:22 Then Samuel said,
“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as he does in obedience? 6
Certainly, 7 obedience 8 is better than sacrifice;
paying attention is better than 9 the fat of rams.
1 tn Heb “a lamb of milk”; NAB “an unweaned lamb”; NIV “a suckling lamb”; NCV “a baby lamb.”
2 tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”
3 tn Heb “before.”
4 tn Heb “said.”
5 tn Or “I forced myself” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, CEV); NAB “So in my anxiety I offered”; NIV “I felt compelled.”
6 tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the
7 tn Heb “look.”
8 tn Heb “listening.”
9 tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).
