1 Samuel 2:17

And so it was, that, the sin of the young men, was exceeding great, before Yahweh,—for men scorned the offerings of Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, if the man said to him, Let them at least, make incense, at once with the fat, then take thou as much as thy soul craveth, Then said he to him, But, at once, shalt thou give it; or else, I will take it by force.

18But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh,—a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:11And the earth corrupted itself before God,—and the earth was filled with violence,

Genesis 13:13Now, the men of Sodom were base and sinful,—against Yahweh, exceedingly.

Psalms 51:4Against thee—against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness—in thine eyes, have I done,—That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest,—Be clear when thou judgest.

Malachi 2:7For, the lips of a priest, should keep knowledge, and, a deliverance, should men seek at his mouth,— for, the messenger of Yahweh of hosts, he is.

Matthew 18:7Alas for the world! by reason of the causes of stumbling; for it is, necessary, that the causes of stumbling come,—nevertheless, alas for the man through whom the cause of stumbling cometh!

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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