1 Samuel 2:16-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ And if the man said to him, “They must ^[a]burn the fat ^[b]first, then take as much as ^[c]you desire,” then he would say, “No, but you must give it to me now; and if not, I am taking it by force!” 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.

Samuel before the Lord as a Boy

¹⁸ Now ^(B)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy ^(C)wearing a linen ephod.