You must stay at the entrance of the Meeting Tent day and night for seven days. If you don’t obey the Lord’s commands, then you will die! The Lord gave me those commands.”
Moses also put the turban [88] on Aaron’s head. Moses put the strip of gold on the front of the turban. This strip of gold is the holy crown. {Moses did} this just like the Lord had commanded.
You must not add to the things that I command you. And you must not take anything away. You must obey the commands of the Lord your God that I have given you.
But Samuel answered, “Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices [138] or obeying the Lord’s command? It is better to obey God than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to God than to offer the fat from rams.