1 Samuel 2:17

Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

In Context

16And the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force.”

18But Samuel was ministering before the face of the Lord; he was a youth girded with a linen ephod.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:11Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity.

Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were very wicked, and they were sinners before the Lord beyond measure.

Psalms 51:4All day long your tongue thinks up injustice. Like a sharp razor, you have wrought deceit.

Malachi 2:7For the lips of the priests will keep knowledge, and they will request the law from his mouth, because he is an angel of the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 18:7Woe to a world that leads people astray! Although it is necessary for temptations to arise, nevertheless: Woe to that man through whom temptation arises!

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:12-27

Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. ( b. c. 1130.) 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord . 13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the… Read the whole commentary →

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