1 Samuel 2:28

choosing him out of all the tribes of Israel unto myself, to minister as priest, to offer upon mine altar, to perfume with incense to bear an ephod before me,—Therefore gave I unto the house of thy father all the altar-flames of the sons of Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

In Context

27And there came a man of God, unto Eli,—and said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, I, did indeed reveal myself, unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt, as servants unto the house of Pharaoh;

29Wherefore have ye been kicking at my sacrifices, and my presents, which I commanded, to serve for a home,—and shouldest have honoured thy sons more than me: fattening yourselves, with the first of every present of Israel, before me?

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Cross References

Exodus 28:4These, therefore are the garments which they shall make—a breastpiece, and an ephod and a robe, and a tunic of checker work, a turban and a girdle,—so shall they make holy garments for Aaron thy brother and for his sons, for ministering as priests unto me.

Exodus 29:4And Aaron and his sons, shalt thou bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting,—and shalt bathe them in water.

Exodus 39:1And of the blue and the purple, and the crimson, made they cloths of variegated stuff for ministering in the sanctuary,—and they made the holy garments which were for Aaron,—As Yahweh commanded Moses.

Leviticus 2:10But the remainder of the meal-offering pertaineth to Aaron and to his sons,—most holy from among the altar-flames of Yahweh.

Leviticus 7:7As the sin-bearer, so the guilt-bearer,—one law, for them,—the priest who maketh a propitiatory-covering, therewith,—to him, shall it belong,

Leviticus 7:34For, the wave-breast and the heave-shoulder, have I taken of the sons of Israel, out of their peace-offerings,—and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as an age-abiding statute, from the sons of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:28-36

Eli and His House Threatened. ( b. c. 1128.) 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine… Read the whole commentary →

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