1 Samuel 2:16-18

Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁶ Then the man would say to him, “They must surely offer up the fat in smoke ^[a]first, and then take as much as your soul desires,” then he would say, “No, you shall give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.” ¹⁷ Thus the sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh, for the men ^(A)spurned the offering of Yahweh.

Samuel Before Yahweh as a Boy

¹⁸ Now ^(B)Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, as a ^[b]young boy ^(C)girded with a linen ephod.