1 Samuel 2:17

And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of YHWH, for the men have despised the offering of YHWH.

Literal Standard Version

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 man says to him, “Let them surely make incense with the fat according to the [custom] today, then take to yourself as your soul desires”; and he has said to him, “Surely you give now; and if not—I have taken by strength.”

18And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of YHWH, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

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Cross References

Genesis 6:11And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.

Genesis 13:13and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before YHWH exceedingly.

Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, I have sinned, || And done evil in Your eyes, || So that You are righteous in Your words, || You are pure in Your judging.

Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, || And they seek law from his mouth, || For he [is] a messenger of YHWH of Hosts.

Matthew 18:7Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! For there is necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes!

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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