1 Samuel 2:12

Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men,—they knew not Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

In Context

11Then went Elkanah to Ramah, unto his own house,—but, the boy, remained ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli the priest.

13And, the custom of the priests with the people, was—when any man offered a sacrifice, then would come the priests young man, as the flesh was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:13There have gone forth men sons of the Abandoned One, out of thy midst, and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying,—Let us go, and serve other gods which ye have not known;

Judges 2:10All that generation also, were gathered unto their fathers,—and there arose another generation, after them, who had not known Yahweh, nor even the work which he had wrought for Israel.

1 Samuel 3:7Now, Samuel, as yet knew not Yahweh,—nor, as yet, had been revealed unto him, the word of Yahweh.

1 Samuel 25:17Now, therefore, know thou, and see, what thou canst do, for mischief is determined against our lord, and against all his household,—but, he, is such an abandoned man, that one cannot speak unto him.

1 Kings 21:13Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Jeremiah 9:6Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit,—Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.

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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