The Sin of Eli’s Sons

12 Now the sons of Eli were [a](A)useless men; they did not know the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit sons of Belial

Eli’s Wicked Sons

12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord.

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17 And so the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men (A)treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.

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17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people

Eli Rebukes His Sons

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard about (A)everything that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they slept with (B)the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(A) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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