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25 If you sin against other people, God might protect you. But who can help you if you sin against the Lord?”

Eli’s sons refused to listen to him, so the Lord decided to kill them.

26 The boy Samuel kept growing. He was pleasing to the Lord and to the people.

The Terrible Prophecy About Eli’s Family

27 A man of God came to Eli and said, “The Lord says, ‘I appeared to your ancestors[a] when they were slaves of Pharaoh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:27 ancestors Literally, “father’s house.” See “ancestor” in the Word List.

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