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1 Samuel 2:25-27
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 2:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 If one man sins against another, then a judge will judge him. If a man sins against God, who will intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father’s rebuke, for the Lord wanted to put them to death.[a]
26 Meanwhile young Samuel grew in stature and favor with the Lord and with men.
27 The Punishment of Eli’s Sons.[b]Now a man of God came to Eli and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh’s house?
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- 1 Samuel 2:25 The Lord . . . put them to death: because of their deception, sinfulness, and arrogance against God and the people they served, the Lord would no longer protect Eli’s sons, and this led to their death.
- 1 Samuel 2:27 The high priesthood, which, after Aaron, had belonged to his son Eleazar (Num 20:25-28), had been transferred to the line of the latter’s younger brother, Ithamar (1 Chr 24:3), at a time and in a way not recorded in the Bible. The present prophecy will soon begin to be fulfilled in the killing of Ahimelech and the other priests of Nob (1 Sam 22:11-18, 20), although Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, will be saved on that occasion, only to be removed by Solomon.
